Television And The Australian Adolescent
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Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
At the dawn of Australia's television age, one pioneering researcher turned the lens back on the audience itself — scrutinising how the flickering screen was reshaping the minds, habits, and social worlds of a generation. Television and the Australian Adolescent presents a rigorous empirical investigation into the influence of television on young Australians during the medium's formative years, chronicling the viewing patterns, attitudes, and behavioural shifts observed among adolescents in an era when broadcast media was rapidly becoming the dominant force in domestic life. W. J. Campbell grounds the study in meticulous research methodology, drawing on surveys and social data to construct a detailed portrait of youth culture in transition, offering both educators and parents an authoritative resource for understanding the screen's pervasive reach. Beyond the data, this work stands as a significant cultural document, capturing a watershed moment in Australian society when the question of media's moral and intellectual impact on children was fiercely debated in homes, schools, and government chambers alike. Campbell writes with the measured authority of an academic deeply invested in the practical consequences of his findings, arguing that television is not a passive backdrop to adolescent development but an active, shaping force demanding serious scholarly and civic attention. Decades on, the questions it raises about screen time, youth identity, and the responsibilities of broadcasters feel not merely historical — they feel startlingly prescient.
Author: W. J. Campbell
Format: Hardback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
At the dawn of Australia's television age, one pioneering researcher turned the lens back on the audience itself — scrutinising how the flickering screen was reshaping the minds, habits, and social worlds of a generation. Television and the Australian Adolescent presents a rigorous empirical investigation into the influence of television on young Australians during the medium's formative years, chronicling the viewing patterns, attitudes, and behavioural shifts observed among adolescents in an era when broadcast media was rapidly becoming the dominant force in domestic life. W. J. Campbell grounds the study in meticulous research methodology, drawing on surveys and social data to construct a detailed portrait of youth culture in transition, offering both educators and parents an authoritative resource for understanding the screen's pervasive reach. Beyond the data, this work stands as a significant cultural document, capturing a watershed moment in Australian society when the question of media's moral and intellectual impact on children was fiercely debated in homes, schools, and government chambers alike. Campbell writes with the measured authority of an academic deeply invested in the practical consequences of his findings, arguing that television is not a passive backdrop to adolescent development but an active, shaping force demanding serious scholarly and civic attention. Decades on, the questions it raises about screen time, youth identity, and the responsibilities of broadcasters feel not merely historical — they feel startlingly prescient.