"Children and Television addresses the question: Does TV influence children to become more aggressive or can it encourage good behavior? This completely revised second edition provides a comprehensive review of recent literature on television's effect on children. A chapter on children's health has been added to updated ones on anti-social and good behavior, consumer behavior, educational development and the role of parents and broadcasters in influencing children's viewing. This second edition also considers the new entertainment media, such as CD-ROMs and interactive video games, that are increasingly available to children of all ages. -- Publisher description."
"This revised second edition of the text provides a comprehensive review of recent literature on television's effect on children. It covers all the major topics surrounding children and TV."@en
"The influence of television over children is a subject that has been to the fore in recent years. The second edition of this successful text reviews recent literature on the subject, and also considers the influence of new entertainment media."@en

Children and television