Children and the World Wide Web : Tool or Trap? / Edition 1

by Samuel Joshua Friedman

Overview

The emergence of the Internet as a global form of communication has raised issues regarding advertising to children. Is the Internet a broadcaster or a publisher? How does the First Amendment relate to Mass Communication? How do Internet technology and games modify children's development? Children and the World Wide Web examines both the legal issues, specifically the regulation of the Internet, and the behavioral issues that are central to a discussion of children and the Internet.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761818243
Publisher:	University Press of America
Publication date:	10/25/2000
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.28(h) x 0.56(d)

About the Author

Samuel Joshua Friedman is a Psychologist for the Jersey City Board of Education and an Adjunct Professor at Touro College in New York.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Acknowledgements; Introduction Chapter 2 The History of Regulation Chapter 3 The Internet: A Tool for Merchandising and Persuasion Chapter 4 Advertising: Children as Products of a Consumer Culture Chapter 5 The Internet: A Tool for Enfranchisement Chapter 6 The Web: Its Future Direction and Focus Chapter 7 The Web: Tool or Trap? Chapter 8 Appendices; Bibliography