Children and Media Worldwide in a Time of a Pandemic (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

This edited volume focuses on the lived experiences of children during the first wave of the COVID-19 outbreak in the spring of 2020, their knowledge and emotional reactions, the adjustments they made in their everyday lives, and the strengths and skills they developed in response. A central theme of inquiry is the place media held in all of these aspects: the roles they played for children's informational, emotional, and social needs, how these have changed under the pandemic circumstances, and the media competencies children developed in utilizing and controlling the media in their lives. The book is based on responses of 4,200 children ages 9-13 to an international survey administered in 42 countries as well as additional complementaries localized studies. Comparative dimensions are central to this unique collection of chapters, along geographical and cultural lines, as well as gender, age, class, health, and refugee status. With 40 authors from around the world, this book highlights the potential of media to assist children and their families in times of crisis as well as their potential drawbacks. Lessons learned for future crises are outlined in the concluding chapter of this book, which will be an asset to scholars of children's wellbeing as well as professionals of media for children, educators, and parents.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 250
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. März 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781433194856
• Artikelnr.: 65840631

Autorenporträt

Maya Götz (Ph.D.) is the Director of IZI and PRIX JEUNESSE International and a prolific scholar with a strong international record of bridging academia with the industry. She is the recipient of the inaugural Engaged Scholarship Award of the Division of Children, Adolescent and Media of the International Communication Association. Dafna Lemish (Ph.D.) is a Distinguished Professor and Associate Dean at the School of Communication and Information, Rutgers University, United States. She is a prolific scholar, founding editor of the Journal of Children and Media, and a Fellow of the International Communication Association.

Inhaltsangabe

Maya Götz/Dafna Lemish: Children, Families, Media, and COVID-19: Introduction to a Global Study - Maya Götz/Caroline Mendel/Sun Sun Lim/Macarena García-González: Living under Shutdown: Uncovering Children's Lived Experiences and Concerns - Ruchi Kher Jaggi/Aldana Duhalde/Giovanna Mascheroni/Geoff Lealand/Mamun S. Jahun/Dina L.G. Borzekowski/Kirsten Y.C. Huang: Spotlight on Some Countries from Different Continents - Dafna Lemish/Thomas Enemark Lundtofte: The Roles of Media in the Crisis - Yuval Gozansky/Christina Ortner: Knowledge, Fear, and Children's Media - Nilüfer Pembecioglu/Ugur Gündüz/Aydogdu Akin/Maya Götz: Misinformation on COVID-19: A Case Study of Children's Belief in Garlic as a Pandemic Savior in Turkey - Anne-Linda Camerini/Catherine Blaya/Yuval Gozansky/Hama Abu-Kishk: Living in Different Parts of Multicultural Countries in the Crisis: Results from Switzerland and Israel - Dina L.G. Borzekowski/Christopher Ross Lane/Samantha Watters Kallander/Rebecca Gordon/Mamun S. Jahun/Moses Ansumana Tholley/Mussa L. Chale: SubSaharan Children and Their Experiences During COVID-19: An Ecological Systems Approach - Jennifer A. Kotler/Mindy K. Brooks/Min J. Moon: Income Inequality and the Pandemic: The Case of the U.S. - Rebecca C. Hains/Kyra Hunting: Gender, COVID-19, and the Media: Girls' and Boys' Experiences during the Pandemic in the U.S. - Yisra Alhaj Hussein/Yusra Amounah/Fadi Jaafar/Maya Götz: Living in the Pandemic as a Refugee or Child in Syria - Nancy A. Jennings/Allison Gilman Caplovitz/Meryl Alper: Media Use among Children with Chronic Health Conditions during the Early Days of the Coronavirus Crisis - Maya Götz/Nancy A. Jennings: Being an Adolescent in the Pandemic: Young People from Germany and the U.S. - Dafna Lemish/Liselot Hudders: Children's Media Management Strategies during COVID-19 - Dafna Lemish/Maya Götz: Conclusions: What to Keep in Mind for the Next Time - Appendix: The Questionnaire - List of Contributors - Index.