The Plug-in DrugThis classic study of television's impact on children has now been revised to include material on video games and computers, as well as a new chapter, "Television and the School." Unlike critics who focus on the content of programming for children, Marie Winn asks the crucial quuestion: How does the passive act of watching television affect the developing child's relationship to the real world? |
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A Changed State of Consciousness | 13 |
Television Addiction | 23 |
TELEVISION AND THE CHILD | 35 |
Copyright | |
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