The Plug-In Drug
Author: Winn, Marie
ISBN: 9780142001080
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 26 Mar 2002
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback / softback
How does the passive act of watching television and other electronic media-regardless of their content-affect a developing child's relationship to the real world? Focusing on this crucial question, Marie Winn takes a compelling look at television's impact on children and the family. Winn's classic study has been extensively updated to address the new media landscape, including new sections on- computers, video games, the VCR, the V-Chip and other control devices, TV programming for babies, television and physical health, and gaining control of your TV.
ISBN: 9780142001080
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 26 Mar 2002
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback / softback
How does the passive act of watching television and other electronic media-regardless of their content-affect a developing child's relationship to the real world? Focusing on this crucial question, Marie Winn takes a compelling look at television's impact on children and the family. Winn's classic study has been extensively updated to address the new media landscape, including new sections on- computers, video games, the VCR, the V-Chip and other control devices, TV programming for babies, television and physical health, and gaining control of your TV.
