Kids and Media in America [Hardcover]

This 2003 book was the first comprehensive national sample study of US young people's media use.This book provides the first detailed examination of U.S. young people's media use by examining the full array of media available to children and adolescents. The book describes not only the amount of time they spend with each medium, but the kinds of content they choose, and the physical, social, and psychological context of much of their exposure. This is the first national sample study of its kind ever conducted in the U.S., and provides the most comprehensive picture of young people's media behavior ever assembled.This book provides the first detailed examination of U.S. young people's media use by examining the full array of media available to children and adolescents. The book describes not only the amount of time they spend with each medium, but the kinds of content they choose, and the physical, social, and psychological context of much of their exposure. This is the first national sample study of its kind ever conducted in the U.S., and provides the most comprehensive picture of young people's media behavior ever assembled.Examining the full array of media available to children and adolescents, this book describes not only the amount of time they spend with each medium, but the kinds of content they choose, and the physical, social, and psychological context of much of their exposure. This national sample study provides a comprehensive picture of young people's media behavior.1. The changing media landscape; 2. The measurement of media behavior: measuring young people's media behavior; The samples; Questionnaires; 3. The media environment; Media in the home; Multiple media homes; Media in young people's bedrooms; Household television orientation; Summing up the media environment; 4. Screen media: television, videos, and movies: Amount of screen exposure; Content preferences; The context of exposure; Attitudes toward television; Summing up screen media exposureló-