It is among the ranks of school-age children, those six- to twelve-year-olds who once avidly filled their free moments with childhood play, that the greatest change is evident. In the place of traditional, sometimes ancient childhood games that were still popular a generation ago, in the place of fantasy and make- believe play . . . today's children have substituted television viewing and, most recently, video games.
The upshot of pervasive public belief in the uncontrollable sexuality of teenagers, and even of pre-teenagers, is that parents arehalf-hearted in the… - Marie Winn
The upshot of pervasive public belief in the uncontrollable sexuality of teenagers, and even of pre-teenagers, is that parents arehalf-hearted in the…
- Marie Winn
Television's contribution to family life has been an equivocal one. For while it has, indeed, kept the members of the family from dispersing, it has … - Marie Winn
Television's contribution to family life has been an equivocal one. For while it has, indeed, kept the members of the family from dispersing, it has …
A disturbing possibility exists that the television experience has not merely blurred the distinctions between the real and the unreal for steady vie… - Marie Winn
A disturbing possibility exists that the television experience has not merely blurred the distinctions between the real and the unreal for steady vie…
A decline in supervision is not the entire story. Even in the fifties there were undersupervised children . . . who nevertheless did not become pregn… - Marie Winn
A decline in supervision is not the entire story. Even in the fifties there were undersupervised children . . . who nevertheless did not become pregn…
[Television viewing] is a one-way transaction that requires the taking in of particular sensory material in a particular way, no matter what the mate… - Marie Winn
[Television viewing] is a one-way transaction that requires the taking in of particular sensory material in a particular way, no matter what the mate…
The new concept of the child as equal and the new integration of children into adult life has helped bring about a gradual but certain erosion of the… - Marie Winn
The new concept of the child as equal and the new integration of children into adult life has helped bring about a gradual but certain erosion of the…
Again and again parents describe...the trancelike nature of their children's television watching. The child's facial expression is transformed. The j… - Marie Winn
Again and again parents describe...the trancelike nature of their children's television watching. The child's facial expression is transformed. The j…
It is among the ranks of school-age children, those six- to twelve-year-olds who once avidly filled their free moments with childhood play, that the … - Marie Winn
It is among the ranks of school-age children, those six- to twelve-year-olds who once avidly filled their free moments with childhood play, that the …
In its effect on family relationships, in its facilitation of parental withdrawal from an active role in the socialization of their children, and in … - Marie Winn
In its effect on family relationships, in its facilitation of parental withdrawal from an active role in the socialization of their children, and in …
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