Youth and Media /

When societies worry about media effects, why do they focus so much on young people? Is advertising to blame for binge drinking? Do films and video games inspire school shootings? Tackling these kinds of questions, <b>Youth and Media</b> explains why young people are central to understan...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Ruddock, Andy (Author)
Corporate Author:	Sage Publications
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : SAGE Publications, Ltd, 2013.
Subjects:	Mass media and youth. Mass media and culture. Technology and youth. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	When societies worry about media effects, why do they focus so much on young people? Is advertising to blame for binge drinking? Do films and video games inspire school shootings? Tackling these kinds of questions, <b>Youth and Media</b> explains why young people are central to understanding critical issues in media studies and media education.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (220 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781526402189 (ebook) :