Imagination and Play in the Electronic Age

Häftad, Engelska, 2007

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Beskrivning

Television, video games, and computers are easily accessible to twenty-first-century children, but what impact do they have on creativity and imagination? In this book, two wise and long-admired observers of children's make-believe look at the cognitive and moral potential--and concern--created by electronic media. As Dorothy and Jerome Singer show, violent images in games and TV are as toxic as many observers have feared by stimulating destructive ideas and troubling aggression. But should all electronic media be banned from children's lives? Calmly and authoritatively, the Singers argue that in fact some screen time can enrich children's creativity and play, and can even promote school readiness. With guidance from parents and teachers, empathy, creativity, and imagination can expand and intensify in the electronic age.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2007-03-01
Mått:156 x 235 x 13 mm
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:224
Förlag:Harvard University Press
ISBN:9780674024182

Utforska kategorier

Barnpsykologi och utvecklingspsykologi inom Psykologi och pedagogik

Mer om författaren

Dorothy G. Singer is Senior Research Scientist in the Psychology Department at Yale University, where she co-directs the Yale Family Television Research and Consultation Center. Jerome L. Singer is Professor Emeritus in the Psychology Department at Yale University, where he co-directs the Yale Family Television Research and Consultation Center.

Recensioner i media

Imagination and Play in the Electronic Age is a fascinating description of the way that TV, video games, and computers shape both our real life actions and our imaginative worlds. The Singers combine impressive scholarship with deep insight about the dangers and potential benefits of the increasing role of electronic media in the lives of children and adults--and in the end, offer an optimistic view of our wired future.

Innehållsförteckning

Prologue 1. Our Conscious Imagination 2. Play: Its Beginnings and Stages 3. Television and Imagination 4. Violent Themes in Play, TV Content, and Video Games 5. Adrift in Cyberspace: Children and Computer Play 6. A Role for Play in Early Learning Epilogue References Index