Youth spend an average of> 7 hours/day using media, and the vast majority of them have
access to a bedroom television, computer, the Internet, a video-game console, and a cell …

Sexting and its potential links to sexual behavior, including risky sexual practices, have
received scholarly scrutiny, but this literature is marked by divergent perspectives and …

This paper explores the impact of the introduction of the widely viewed MTV reality show 16
and Pregnant on teen childbearing. Our main analysis relates geographic variation in …

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Behavioral Research Twelfth Eritinn T International tulert Eitin S LS S TTT utside the US 1 c. 3 …

This instructor's manual is designed to assist faculty teaching a mass communication theory
or media and society course. It offers many of the items typically found in such a manual (for …

They go by many names: helicopter parents, hovercrafts, PFHs (Parents from Hell). The
news media is filled with stories of well-intentioned parents going to ridiculous extremes to …

Por que os grandes gurus do Vale do Silício proíbem seus filhos de usar telas? Você sabia
que nunca na história da humanidade houve um declínio tão acentuado nas habilidades …

Studies of the impact of the mainstream mass media on young people's sexual behavior
have been slow to accumulate despite longstanding evidence of substantial sexual content …

PURPOSE: Mass media play an important role in the socialization of youth. Given its
expanding nature and accessibility, the Internet may be at the forefront of this education …

The eighth edition of this text remains an indispensable resource for mass communication
psychology and media effects courses. This book gives readers an in-depth understanding …