TV or No TV?: A Primer on the Psychology of Television

by Faye Brown Steuer, Jason T. Hustedt

Overview

TV or No TV? grew out of a study of four families who have lived for several years without television and have done so not because of practical necessity but because their adult members actively wish to avoid the influences of television while raising children. These families, according to the authors, have formed unique perceptions of television through observing the medium only as "outsiders". This hybrid study, which presents new research findings and a comprehensive yet succinct review of scientific investigations into the lasting effects of television, is written primarily as a supplementary text for use in undergraduate psychology, sociology, or communications courses.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761824336
Publisher:	University Press of America
Publication date:	11/08/2002
Pages:	142
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.56(h) x 0.46(d)

About the Author

Faye Brown Steuer is Professor of Psychology, College of Charleston, South Carolina.
Jason T. Hustedt is Postdoctoral Fellow, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Acknowledgments Chapter 3 Introduction Chapter 4 Time and Television Chapter 5 The Content of Television Chapter 6 The Question of Addiction Chapter 7 Television and Thinking Chapter 8 Reading and Watching Chapter 9 Progeny and Profits Chapter 10 Summary and Discussion: Inner Resources Chapter 11 Drawbacks and Benefits of Living Without Television Chapter 12 References Chapter 13 Author Index Chapter 14 Subject Index Chapter 15 About the Authors

Editorial Reviews

...the book provides a sweeping introduction to the study of television.

Communication Research Trends - Paul A. Soukup

'TV or No TV?' is a welcome addition to media literacy literature. It asks important questions in a balanced and thoughtful way. Thoroughly researched but written in a non-academic style, it belongs on the bookshelf of teachers, parents, pastors, counselors and all others whose job is to help families make decisions about television use in the home. It would also be a useful text for high school or undergraduate psychology, communications or media literacy courses.

The Center For Media Literacy

'TV or No TV?' is a welcome addition to media literacy literature. It asks important questions in a balanced and thoughtful way. Thoroughly researched but written in a non-academic style, it belongs on the bookshelf of teachers, parents, pastors, counselors and all others whose job is to help families make decisions about television use in the home. It would also be a useful text for high school or undergraduate psychology, communications or media literacy courses.

(Http://Gpn.Unl.Edu) The Center For Media Literacy

...the book provides a sweeping introduction to the study of television.
— Paul A. Soukup, S.J.

Communication Research Trends

...the book provides a sweeping introduction to the study of television.--Paul A. Soukup, S.J. "Communication Research Trends "

'TV or No TV?' is a welcome addition to media literacy literature. It asks important questions in a balanced and thoughtful way. Thoroughly researched but written in a non-academic style, it belongs on the bookshelf of teachers, parents, pastors, counselors and all others whose job is to help families make decisions about television use in the home. It would also be a useful text for high school or undergraduate psychology, communications or media literacy courses.--The Center For Media Literacy, (Http: //Gpn.Unl.Edu)

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