Media and youth : a developmental perspective / Steven J. Kirsh.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-295) and index.

Front Matter -- Media in the Lives of Youth -- Media Effect Theories -- Media and Academic Effects -- The Medical and Social Benefits of Media Use -- Advertising, Consumer Behavior, and Youth -- Media and Stereotyping -- Media Influences on Obesity, Body Image, and Eating Disorders -- The Role of Media in Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drug Use -- Media and the Sexualization and Sexual Socialization of Youth -- Violent Media Part 1 -- Violent Media Part 2 -- Media Effects: Magnitude, Risk, and Media Literacy -- References -- Index.

Media in the lives of youth -- Media effect theories -- Media and academic effects -- The medical and social benefits of media use -- Advertising, consumer behavior, and youth -- Media and stereotyping -- Media influences on obesity, body image, and eating disorders -- The role of media in alcohol, tobacco, and drug use -- Media and the sexualization and sexual socialization of youth -- Violent media part 1 : comic books, music, and video games -- Violent media part 2 : traditional screen media -- Media effects : magnitude, risk, and media literacy.

Media & Youth: A Developmental Perspective provides a comprehensive review and critique of the research and theoretical literature related to media effects on infants, children, and adolescents, with a unique emphasis on development.: The only textbook to evaluate the role of development in media effects research, filling a gap in the subject of children and media; Multiple forms of media, including internet use, are discussed for a comprehensive view of the subject; Developmental points of interest are highlighted at the end of each section to reinforce the importance of development in media.

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