Television and the American Family

Name: Television and the American Family
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ISBN: 9780805834222

ISBN-10: 0805834222

ISBN-13: 9780805834222

Edition: 2nd 2001 (Revised)

Authors: Bryant Jennings, J. Alison Bryant, Alison Alexander, Margaret S. Andreasen, David J. Atkin

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This second edition of a trend-setting volume provides an updated examination of the interaction between families and the most pervasive mass medium: television. Charting the dynamic developments of the American family and television over the past decade, this volume provides a comprehensive representation of programmatic research into family and television and examines extensively the uses families make of television, how extensions of television affect usage, families' evolving attitudes toward television, the ways families have been and are portrayed on television, the effects television has on families, and the ways in which families can mediate its impact on their lives. The volume…

Book details

List price: $76.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/1/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 488
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



Preface



Introduction and Overview



Evolution in the Family's Use of Television: An Overview




Uses of Television by the American Family



Television Use in Families With Children




Home Ecology and Children's Television Viewing in the New Media Environment




Remote Control Devices and Family Viewing




The VCR, Home Video Culture, and New Video Technologies




Attitudes Toward Television



Family Attitudes Toward Television




Portrayals of American Families on Television



Five Decades of Families on Television: From the 1950s Through the 1990s




Sibling Interaction in Situation Comedies Over the Years




Balancing Acts: Work-Family Issues on Prime-Time TV




Portrayals of Families of Color on Television




Subversion of the American Television Family




How Psychologically Healthy Are America's Prime-Time Television Families?




Meanings and Effects



The Meaning of Television in the American Family




Conflicts and Resolution Strategies Associated With Television in Marital Life




Effects of Television on Child and Family Emotional Well-Being




Television and the Family: The Cultivation Perspective




Mediating Television's Impact



Family Mediation




Effects of Family Communication on Children's Interpretation of Television




Mediating Advertising Effects




Public Policy Issues



Curriculum-Based Preschool Television Programming and the American Family: Historical Development, Impact of Public Policy, and Social and Educational Effects




The Effect of Television Policy on Children and Families



Author Index


Subject Index