Media and the make-believe worlds of children : when Harry Potter meets Pokémon in Disneyland /

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This work offers insights into children's descriptions of their invented or "make-believe" worlds, and the role that the children's experience with media plays in creating these worlds; based on the results of a cross-cultural study conducted in the United States, Germany, Israel...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Götz, Maya
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum, 2005.
Series:LEA's communication series.
Subjects:
Mass media and children > Cross-cultural studies > Congresses.
Fantasy in children > Cross-cultural studies > Congresses.
Self-perception in children > Cross-cultural studies > Congresses.
Role models > Cross-cultural studies > Congresses.
Imagination in children > Cross-cultural studies > Congresses.
Creative ability in children > Cross-cultural studies > Congresses.
Médias et enfants > Études transculturelles > Congrès.
Fantasmes chez l'enfant > Études transculturelles > Congrès.
Perception de soi chez l'enfant > Études transculturelles > Congrès.
Modèles de rôle > Études transculturelles > Congrès.
Créativité chez l'enfant > Études transculturelles > Congrès.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Media Studies.
Creative ability in children
Fantasy in children
Imagination in children
Mass media and children
Role models
Self-perception in children
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface; About the Authors; I: STUDYING MAKE-BELIEVE WORLDS; II: RESEARCH FINDINGS: THE WORLDS, THE CHILDREN, AND THE MEDIA; III: CENTRAL THEMES: GENDER AND CULTURE; IV: CONCLUSION; References; Child Index; Media Texts Index; Author Index; Subject Index.

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