Television and the American ChildDrawing on hundreds of studies including much new evidence, Television and the American Child examines the impact of the medium on growing up from the first few months of childhood through the end of the teenage years. Myths are challenged and major questions answered about the effects of television on scholastic achievement, use of time, beliefs and perception, susceptibility to advertizing and behaviour. |
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