Children and Families in the Digital Age

Name: Children and Families in the Digital Age
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Children and Families in the Digital AgeLearning Together in a Media Saturated Culture\nAuthor(s): Elisabeth Gee, Lori Takeuchi, Ellen Wartella\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138238602, 978-1138238602\nSynopsis\nChildren and Families in the Digital Age offers a fresh, nuanced, and empirically-based perspective on how families are using digital media to enhance learning, routines, and relationships. This powerful edited collection contributes to a growing body of work suggesting the importance of understanding how the consequences of digital media use are shaped by family culture, values, practices, and the larger social and economic contexts of families lives. Chapters offer case studies, real-life examples, and analyses of large-scale national survey data, and provide insights into previously unexplored topics such as the role of siblings in shaping the home media ecology.