Media, home, and family /

Hoover, Stewart M.

Media, home, and family / Stewart M. Hoover, Lynn Schofield Clark, and Diane F. Alters ; with Joseph G. Champ and Lee Hood. - New York : Routledge, 2004. - 1 online resource (viii, 209 pages)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-201) and index.

Introduction / Diane F. Alters and Lynn Schofield Clark -- The journey from postpositivist to constructivist methods / Lynn Schofield Clark -- Developing a theory of media, home, and family / Lynn Schofield Clark and Diane F. Alters -- The family in U.S. history and culture / Diane F. Alters -- The case studies : an introduction / Lee Hood, Lynn Schofield Clark, Joseph G. Champ and Diane F. Alters -- Being distinctive in a mediated environment : the Ahmeds and the Paytons / Lynn Schofield Clark -- At the heart of the culture : the Hartmans and the Roelofs / Diane F. Alters -- Fitting in with the media : the Price-Benoits and the Franzes / Lee Hood -- "Couch potatoes" reconsidered : the Vogels and the Carsons / Joseph G. Champ -- Conclusion : the "intentional and sophisticated" relationship / Diane F. Alters and Lynn Schofield Clark.

Based on extensive fieldwork, this book examines how parents make decisions regulating media use, and how media practices define contemporary family life.


English.

9781135216252 (electronic bk.) 1135216258 (electronic bk.) 1283604906 9781283604901 9786613917355 6613917354 0203873203 9780203873205

10.4324/9780203873205 doi




Television and families.
Mass media and families.
Télévision et famille.
Médias et familles.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Media Studies.
Mass media and families.
Television and families.
Familie
Massenmedien
Massamedia.
Mediagebruik.
Gezin.


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