Children & Screen Violence
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
At the intersection of childhood innocence and the relentless march of mass media, Children & Screen Violence presents one of the most urgent and contested debates of the modern age: what happens to a child's developing mind when it is saturated with televised brutality? Patricia Edgar, a pioneering Australian media scholar and child advocacy researcher, marshals compelling empirical evidence and incisive cultural analysis to argue that screen violence is not a passive backdrop to childhood but an active, shaping force — one that demands serious scrutiny from parents, policymakers, and broadcasters alike. With unflinching clarity, she details the psychological mechanisms by which violent imagery is absorbed and normalised by young viewers, and chronicles the systemic failures of the broadcasting industry to protect its most vulnerable audience. Beyond the immediate question of cause and effect, Children & Screen Violence situates the debate within a broader framework of media responsibility, regulatory politics, and the social construction of childhood itself. Edgar's prose is authoritative yet accessible, drawing on research from psychology, sociology, and communications theory to build an argument that is both rigorous and profoundly humanist. Her work remains a landmark in Australian media studies, raising questions about corporate accountability and cultural stewardship that grow only more urgent as screens multiply and children's attention becomes an ever more contested commodity — leaving the reader to wonder who, ultimately, is minding the children.
Author: Patricia Edgar
Format: Hardback
Genre: Psychology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
At the intersection of childhood innocence and the relentless march of mass media, Children & Screen Violence presents one of the most urgent and contested debates of the modern age: what happens to a child's developing mind when it is saturated with televised brutality? Patricia Edgar, a pioneering Australian media scholar and child advocacy researcher, marshals compelling empirical evidence and incisive cultural analysis to argue that screen violence is not a passive backdrop to childhood but an active, shaping force — one that demands serious scrutiny from parents, policymakers, and broadcasters alike. With unflinching clarity, she details the psychological mechanisms by which violent imagery is absorbed and normalised by young viewers, and chronicles the systemic failures of the broadcasting industry to protect its most vulnerable audience. Beyond the immediate question of cause and effect, Children & Screen Violence situates the debate within a broader framework of media responsibility, regulatory politics, and the social construction of childhood itself. Edgar's prose is authoritative yet accessible, drawing on research from psychology, sociology, and communications theory to build an argument that is both rigorous and profoundly humanist. Her work remains a landmark in Australian media studies, raising questions about corporate accountability and cultural stewardship that grow only more urgent as screens multiply and children's attention becomes an ever more contested commodity — leaving the reader to wonder who, ultimately, is minding the children.