This volume explores how television has been a significant conduit for the changing ideas about children and childhood in the United States. Each chapter connec

Big World, Small Screen assesses the influence of television on the lives of the most vulnerable and powerless in American society: children, ethnic and sexual

Television and American Culture: An Overview introduces students to the study of television by looking at American television from a cultural perspective. The b

A worthwhile effort. --The Hindustan Times "Children and Television provides a detailed description of the patterns of representation of different groups on chi

Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Youth and Media -- 2 Then and Now -- 3 Themes and Theoretical Perspectives -