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Young People, Sex and the Media: The Facts of Life
Buckingham, Professor David, Bragg, Dr Sara
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Description for Young People, Sex and the Media: The Facts of Life
Hardcover. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JFSP1; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Are children today growing up too soon? How do they - and their parents - feel about media portrayals of sex and personal relationships? Are the media a corrupting influence, or a potentially positive and useful resource for young people? Drawing on an extensive research project, which investigated children's interpretations of sexual content in films, TV and print media, this book considers how young people (aged 9-17) use such material to understand their experiences and build their identities, and how they and their parents respond to public concerns about these issues. The book offers a clearly written and entertaining insight ... Read more
Are children today growing up too soon? How do they - and their parents - feel about media portrayals of sex and personal relationships? Are the media a corrupting influence, or a potentially positive and useful resource for young people? Drawing on an extensive research project, which investigated children's interpretations of sexual content in films, TV and print media, this book considers how young people (aged 9-17) use such material to understand their experiences and build their identities, and how they and their parents respond to public concerns about these issues. The book offers a clearly written and entertaining insight ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
261
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403918222
SKU
V9781403918222
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Ref
99-1
About Buckingham, Professor David, Bragg, Dr Sara
Author David Buckingham: David Buckingham is Professor of Education at the Institute of Education, London University, UK, where he directs the Centre for the Study of Children, Youth and Media. His previous books include Children Talking Television (1993), Moving Images (1996), The Making of Citizens (2000), After the Death of Childhood (2000) and Media Education (2003).
Reviews for Young People, Sex and the Media: The Facts of Life
"Hodges's book thoughtfully challenges the monolithic view of chivalry which most or all readers have brought to the Morte. Readers will gain useful insights from his comments. Hodges's regular return to the question of the role(s) of women in chivalric communities is likewise well conceived, and his challenges to such acknowledged authorities on the issue as Dorsey Armstrong and Geraldine ... Read more