{"product_id":"after-the-death-of-childhood-growing-up-in-the-age-of-electronic-media-9780745619330","title":"After the Death of Childhood  Growing Up in the","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eaeo Very accessible, broad--ranging overview of the debate about children and the media.   aeo In particular, explores ways in which the nature of childhood is chaning in the age of electronic media.   aeo This is a scholarly book based on up--to--date research and, at the same time, it is directly related to policy issues.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This is a mightily impressive book. David Buckingham surveys a great swathe of claims about children and their relations with the media, and confronts them with the solid array of real research. He then boldly addresses a series of living issues: from censorship for children to children's citizenship. You don't have to agree with every argument he makes or position he arrives at to recognise that this is a work of exceptional range and rich intelligence.' \u003ci\u003eMartin Barker, University of Sussex\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e'\u003ci\u003eAfter the Death of Childhood\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent summary and critique of the hype surrounding childhood and the media at the dawn of the 21st century. It debates issues with great flair and utmost clarity and draws conclusions that are of vital importance not only to educators and to those in the media, who should take Buckingham's message very seriously, but to all interested and informed adults.' \u003ci\u003eValerie Walkerdine, Foundation Professor of Critical Psychology at University of Western Sydney, Australia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'An overview of changes both in childhood and the media environment, based on extensive research ... He raises some important issues and dispels some fears.' \u003ci\u003eCY Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Buckingham addresses the relationship between children and the media by focusing on both the changing patterns of media and the changing nature of childhood.' \u003ci\u003eReference and Research Book News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'This is an important and engaging book that will prove informative and challenging to literacy and English educators. It places the work on children and the media in historical context and suggests a way forward for research and policy developments.' \u003ci\u003eJournal of Early Childhood Literacy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'a valuable addition to the ongoing debates over children and modern-day society' \u003ci\u003eBritish Educational Research Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements vi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 In Search of the Child 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Death of Childhood 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Electronic Generation 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Changing Childhoods 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Changing Media 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Changing Paradigms 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Children Viewing Violence 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Children as Consumers 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Children as Citizens 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Children’s Media Rights 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 241\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404347875671,"sku":"9780745619330","price":21.53,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/after-the-death-of-childhood-growing-up-in-the-age-of-electronic-media-9780745619330","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}