Children and Media: A Global Perspective

Taking a global and interdisciplinary approach, Children and Media explores the role of modern media, including the internet, television, mobile media and video games, in the development of children, adolescents, and childhood.

• Primer to global issues and core research into children and the media integrating work from around the world

• Comprehensive integration of work that bridges disciplines, theoretical and research traditions and methods
• Covers both critical/qualitative and quantitative approaches to the topic

Keywords: Children and media, adolescents and media, Media use, media and behaviour, media and health, media and well- being, media and learning, media and identity, education and media literacy, media and peer culture, global screen culture, media and individual development, media and identity development, media and participation, children and consumer behaviour, content consumption, popular culture, media violence, media diffusion, parenting styles, screen content, audio-visual content, fantasy-reality distinction, television characters, children’s fear reactions, media characters, media and school, media and language acquisition, learning violent behaviours, media and violence, media and sex, media and gender, advertising for children, media and alcohol, media and obesity, social networking, offline relationships, online relationships, cyber bullying, media policy, media advocacy, Sociology of Children, General Communication & Media Studies, Sociology of Children, General Communication & Media Studies