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Children and television : fifty years of research / edited by Norma Pecora, John P. Murray, Ellen Ann Wartella.

Contributor(s): Series: LEA's communication seriesPublication details: Mahwah, NJ : Lawrence Erlbaum, 2007.Description: xxi, 389 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780805841381(hbk.) :
  • 0805841385 (hbk.) :
Other title:
  • 50 years of research
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • Z7164.C5 C512 2007 HQ784.T4
Contents:
1. The changing nature of childrens television : fifty years of research / Norma Pecora -- 2. From attention to comprehension : how children watch and learn from television / Aletha C. Huston, David S. Bickham, June H. Lee and John C. Wright -- 3. The impact of television on cognitive development and educational achievement / Marie Evans Schmidt and Daniel R. Anderson -- 4. Television, social rules, and marginality : portrayals of the past and images for the future / Gordon L. Berry -- 5. Is television healthy? : the medical perspective / Michael Rich -- 6. Advertising and consumer development / Nancy A. Jennings and Ellen A. Wartella -- 7. TV violence : research and controversy / John P. Murray -- 8. Health, drugs, and values / Elizabeth P. Lorch.
Holdings
Item type Current library Home library Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Barcode
Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Main Collection HQ 784 .T4.C512 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Copy Type:01 - Books Available 600921

Includes bibliographical references (p.233-361) and indexes.

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1. The changing nature of childrens television : fifty years of research / Norma Pecora -- 2. From attention to comprehension : how children watch and learn from television / Aletha C. Huston, David S. Bickham, June H. Lee and John C. Wright -- 3. The impact of television on cognitive development and educational achievement / Marie Evans Schmidt and Daniel R. Anderson -- 4. Television, social rules, and marginality : portrayals of the past and images for the future / Gordon L. Berry -- 5. Is television healthy? : the medical perspective / Michael Rich -- 6. Advertising and consumer development / Nancy A. Jennings and Ellen A. Wartella -- 7. TV violence : research and controversy / John P. Murray -- 8. Health, drugs, and values / Elizabeth P. Lorch.

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