Roberts, Donald F., & Foehr, Ulla G., with Rideout, Victoria J., & Brodie, Mollyanne. Kids and Media in America

Adolescence, Winter, 2004

ROBERTS, Donald F., & FOEHR, Ulla G., with RIDEOUT, Victoria J., & BRODIE, Mollyanne. Kids and Media in America. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2004. 406pp. $75.00 (h), $25.00 (p).

Examining the full array of media available to children and adolescents, this book describes not only the amount of time they spend with each medium, but the kinds of content they choose, and the physical, social, and psychological context of much of their exposure. This national sample study provides a comprehensive picture of young people's media behavior. Contents: (1) the changing media landscape; (2) the measurement of media behavior; (3) the media environment; (4) screen media: television, videos, and movies; (5) audio media: radio, tapes and CDs; (6) print media: books, magazines, and newspapers; (7) interactive media; (8) patterns of overall media consumption; (9) media behavior: a youth perspective; and (10) summary and conclusions.