The Plug-in Drug
Published on 25. April 1985
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-14-007698-1 (ISBN)
Description
Based on interviews with families, teachers and child specialists, this study examines television's impact on children. The book addresses the question - how does the passive act of watching television affect the developing child's relationship with the real world? This revised edition includes material on video games and computers, as well as a new chapter, "Television and the school". This work aims to help parents and educators re-examine their attitudes towards television and become aware of its dangers.
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Edition
Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
illustrations, index
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
207 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-007698-1 (9780140076981)
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Book
03/2002
Penguin Random House Australia
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Content
Part 1 The television experience: its not what you watch; a changed state of consciousness; television addiction. Part 2 Television and the child: verbal and nonverbal thought; television and reading; television and violence - a new approach; television and play; the television generation. Part 3 Television and the family: family life; parents of the past; how parents survived before television; television and free-time; hooked parents; out of control; controlling television. Part 4 No television; before and after experiments; giving up television for good; no television ever.