The Routledge International Handbook of Children, Adolescents, and Media

This second, thoroughly updated edition of The Routledge International Handbook of Children, Adolescents, and Media analyzes a broad range of complementary areas of study, including children as media consumers, children as active participants in media making, and representations of children in the media. The roles that media play in the lives of children and adolescents, as well as their potential implications for their cognitive, emotional, social, and behavioral development, have attracted growing research attention in a variety of disciplines. This handbook presents a collection that spans a variety of disciplines including developmental psychology, media studies, public health, education, feminist studies, and the sociology of childhood. Chapters provide a unique intellectual mapping of current knowledge, exploring the relationshipbetween children and media in local, national, and global contexts. Divided into five parts, each with an introduction explaining the themes and topics covered, the Handbook features over 50 contributions from leading and upcoming academics from around the globe. The revised and new chapters consider vital questions by analyzing texts, audience, and institutions, including: media and its effects on children’s mental health children and the internet of toys media and digital inequalities news and citizenship in the aftermath of COVID-19 The Handbook’s interdisciplinary approach and comprehensive, current, and international scope make it an authoritative, state-of-the-art guide to the field of children’s media studies. It will be indispensable for media scholars and professionals, policy makers, educators, and parents.

Introduction to the second edition. Children, Adolescents, and Media: Creating a shared scholarly arena — Dafna Lemish Part One: Childhoods and Constructions Editor’s Introduction The co-construction of media and childhood — Kirsten Drotner Representations of childhood in the media — Debbie Olson and Giselle Rampaul Examining the assumptions in research on children and media — Marina Krcmar Long-term trends in children’s consumption of media — Uwe Hasebrink and Ingrid Paus-Hasebrink Constructing children as consumers —David Buckingham and Rebekah Willett Feminist theory approaches to the study of children and media — Dafna Lemish Childhood, youth, and media globalization —Divya McMillin Childhood studies approaches to the study of children and media – Liam Berriman Part Two: Channels and Convergence Editor’s Introduction Children’s print culture: Tradition and innovation — Carol L. Tilley Children’s film culture — Stephanie Hemelryk Donald and Noel Brown Children’s television culture — Jeanette Steemers Children’s internet culture: Power, change, and vulnerability in twenty-first century childhood — Sonia Livingstone Children’s digital gaming culture — Pål Aarsand Mobile communication culture among children and adolescents — Rich Ling Children’s musical cultures: Industries and audiences —Ryan Bunch and Tyler Bickford Children and consumer culture — Kara Chan Social robots and children –Jochen Peter Children and the internet of toys – Francesca Stocco and Lelia Green Children’s technologized bodies: Mapping mixed reality — Meenakshi Gigi Durham Part Three: Concerns and Consequences Editor’s Introduction Information and communication technologies and wellbeing – Lenka Dedkova, Hana Machackova, and David Smahel Screen media, early cognitive development, and language: Babies learning from screens — Deborah L. Nichols Children’s media use and its relation to attention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity — Ine Beyens and Patti M. Valkenburg Media, imagination, and fantasy — Maya Götz Social media and creativity — Kylie Peppler and Maggie Dahn Media and emotional development — Nicole Martins and McCall Booth Media violence: Complex relationships between young people and texts — Erica Scharrer Media and sexual development — Chelly Maes and Laura Vandenbosch Media, body image, and eating disorders — Kristen Harrison and Valerie N. Kemp Media and obesity — Sandra L. Calvert and Bradley J. Bond Media and alcohol, tobacco, and drugs —Amy Bleakley and Morgan Ellithorpe Media and learning of the social world —Srividya Ramasubramanian and Patrick R. Johnson Children's citizenship and the news— Cynthia Carter Processes and impacts of political socialization — Erica Weintraub Austin and Shawn Domgaard Persuasive Messages and the development of advertising literacy in children and adolescents—Esther Rozendaal, Moniek Buijzen and Eva A. van Reijmersdal Representing and constructing gender in children and youth media— Sharon R. Mazzarella Internet media and peer sociability — Gustavo Mesch Media and children’s mental health – Anneleen Meeus and Steven Eggermont Part Four: Contexts and Communities Editor’s Introduction Media and the family context – Peter Nikken Media and peer culture: Youths sharing norms and collective identities with and through media — Sun Sun Lim Media and minority children — Diana Leon-Boys, Michelle M. Rivera, and Angharad N. Valdivia Immigrant children and media — Nelly Elias and Narmina Abdulaev Muslim youth: Representations and consumption – Ans De Nolf, Leen d’Haenens, and Willem Joris Children, media, and digital inequalities – Vikki S. Katz Media content for and research on children in low- and middle-income countries – Dina L.G Borzekowski Media and children with disabilities – Katherine Prendella and Meryl Alper Youth and participatory politics: Enhancing digital engagement through media literacy education — Tao Papaioannou Media, participation, and social change: Working within a "Youth as Knowledge Producers" framework — Jean Stuart and Claudia Mitchell Part Five: Collaborations and Companions Editor’s Introduction Media policies for children: Issues and histories in the US – Norma Pecora The intricate play of protecting and promoting home-grown children’s screen content— Katalin Lustyik Children and advertising policies in the U.S. and beyond — Amy Beth Jordan and Alyvia Walters Policies for the digital environment: Online safety and empowerment in a global context — Brian O’Neill Learning from educational television among preschool and school-age children— Shalom M. Fisch New media and informal learning — Becky Herr Stephenson Media literacy — Renee Hobbs Media influences and the medical community in the U.S. — Michael Rich Bridging scholarship and the media industry: How public broadcasting works with academia — Linda Simensky Determining quality in children’s media — Alexis R. Lauricella, Morgan Russo, Michael B. Robb, and Ellen Wartella International initiative of bridging scholarship and media industry – the case of the Prix Jeunesse – Maya Götz and Kirsten Schneid Afterword: The invisible children and media and the future of our research – Dafna Lemish and Amy Jordan

Dafna Lemish is a Distinguished Professor and Associate Dean at the School of Communication and Information at Rutgers University. The founding editor of the Journal of Children and Media and a Fellow of the International Communication Association, she is a prolific scholar of children and media.