Patricia Palmer – författare

The Lively Audience (1986) studies television from the children’s own point of view. Contrary to most prevailing opinion, it contends that television has much to teach children, and that their relationship with the medium is not one of passive dependency after all. Research shows that what children gain from television depends very much on the child’s age and social experience, and that children ‘see’ television differently from adults. This book examines this issue, and gives us a different understanding of the child audience and the impact of their television viewing.

The Lively Audience (1986) studies television from the children’s own point of view. Contrary to most prevailing opinion, it contends that television has much to teach children, and that their relationship with the medium is not one of passive dependency after all. Research shows that what children gain from television depends very much on the child’s age and social experience, and that children ‘see’ television differently from adults. This book examines this issue, and gives us a different understanding of the child audience and the impact of their television viewing.

Some people hope for the best and prepare for the worst. Follow four couples and their families as they survive the mountains of Arizona while the world around them is collapsing. They experience life off the grid, unplugged from all that they once knew. The United States is in chaos as God leads the Survivor Eight to survive and thrive. The world is moving toward something big. All but one of the eight will experience something no one else has ever seen.