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The Plug-in Drug : Television, Children, and the Family
The Plugin Drug Television Children and the Family Author:Marie Winn This classic study of television's impact on children has now been revised to include material on video games and computers, as well as a new chapter, "Television and the School." Unlike critics who focus on the content of programming for children, Marie Winn asks the crucial quuestion: How does the passive act of watching television affect the ... more »developing child's relationship to the real world?
Based on interviews with hundreds of families, teachers, and child specialists, The Plug-In Drug is a powerful challenge to parents and educators to reexamine their attitudes toward television.« less