false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176855901m/660603.jpg 660603 4 In <i>The Plug-In Drug</i>, Marie Winn demonstrates "with devastating persuasiveness" (<i>The Washington Post</i>) that television has a negative impact on child development, school achievement, and family life. But rather than focusing on program improvement as a solution, Winn proposes that the problem lies within the seductive act of TV watching itself. Extensive TV watching alters children's relations with the real world, depriving them of far more valuable real life experiences, especially playing and reading. Ever sympathetic to parents' need for relief, Winn proposes ways to control this addictive medium and live with it successfully. This 25th anniversary edition addresses the variety of new electronic media that have supplemented television in the home and increased children's bondage to screen experiences. It includes new sections on: <br><br> * Computers in the classroom<br> * Computer and video games<br> * The VCR<br> * The V-Chip and other control devices<br> * TV programming for babies<br> * Television and physical health<br> 646677 1977 The Plug-In Drug: Television, Computers, and Family Life total:53|5:13|4:20|3:15|2:4|1:1| 53 199 102 19 660603 0142001082 9780142001080 50 18 3.75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176855901m/660603.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/660603.The_Plug_In_Drug_Television_Computers_and_Family_Life 2 3 false Wed Jul 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Feb 06 14:25:12 -0800 2008 Wed Jul 16 18:49:08 -0700 2008 more...]]> 660603 0142001082 9780142001080 50 18 3.75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176855901m/660603.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/660603.The_Plug_In_Drug_Television_Computers_and_Family_Life 4 0 false Tue Oct 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Dec 10 10:44:14 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 10 10:56:17 -0800 2009 more...]]> 660603 0142001082 9780142001080 50 18 3.75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176855901m/660603.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/660603.The_Plug_In_Drug_Television_Computers_and_Family_Life 2 0 false Thu Apr 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 12:34:55 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 13:09:09 -0700 2009
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