This book offers an integrative view on children and television from the accumulated global literature in this field of the last 50 years, drawing on a diverse spectrum of research. combining both the American and European traditions. Children and Television features an international approach, balancing the need to contextualize television in children's lives in their unique cultural spaces, as well as searching for universal understandings that hold true for children around the world.
A most read book for all parents and child carers. It is amazing how children perceive TV with accordance to their age group and gender. This book contradicts the common belief of the past that TV will turn children into zombies!