Seductive Screens: Children's Media―Past, Present, and Future - Softcover

Michael Brody

Softcover

ISBN 10: 144387051X ISBN 13: 9781443870511

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

Seductive Screens: Children s Media Past, Present, and Future describes the development of child media from its early beginnings on radio to the millions of postings on Facebook today. The book explains the collision of economics, psychology, the needs of parents, and technology in creating the perfect storm for kid s media growth. Many related issues are discussed with regards to their effect on children s media, including education, civility, celebrity, violence, play, and child rearing. There is a special emphasis on the influence of Disney, Sesame Street and Batman. Using case studies, and his own ambivalence expressed by personal anecdotes, the author places this important subject in a psychological context. The reader is encouraged to add their input to the discussion, as questions follow most chapters.

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Review:

In the crusading tradition of Fredric Wertham s Seduction of the Innocent (1954), Brody provides an insightful history, analysis and critique of the psychological impact the media has had, and has, on children and adolescents. --Journal of American Culture

In Seductive Screens, Brody explores just how the media has shaped the psyches of children, from early beginnings with radio programs to the pokes and status updates of Facebook. --American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry News

About the Author:

Dr Michael Brody is a board-certified, practicing adult and child psychiatrist. He is Chair of the Media Committee of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Liaison to the American Academy of Pediatrics, and Adjunct Professor at the University of Maryland. He was one of the key advocates in the creation of Children s TV Ratings, and COPPA (Children s Online Privacy and Protection Act). He has published widely, having most recently written chapters on toys for the St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, and on Batman in Using Superheroes in Counseling and Play Therapy, as well as Barbie versus Mr Potato Head in Magical Moments of Change. He is the co-author of Messages: Self Help Through Popular Culture.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 144387051X
• ISBN 13: 9781443870511
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160