The titles listed
here are some that we have found to be especially helpful for understanding
the effect of television on children. We offer the list in two formats,
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General Reading about Television
Healy,
Jane. Endangered Minds: Why Our Children Don't Think. Simon &
Schuster, New York, 1990
Mander,
Jerry. Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television. Quill,
New York, 1977
McKibben,
Bill. The Age of Missing Information. Random House, New York,
1992
Winn,
Marie. The Plug-In Drug, Television, Children and the Family.
Viking Penguin, New York, 1977
Creating Alternative Activities
Bennett,
Steve and Ruth. 365 TV-Free Activities You Can Do with Your Child.
Bob Adams Publishers, 1991
Healy,
Jane. How to Have Creative and Intelligent Conversations with Your
Kids. Doubleday, New York 1992
Trelease,
Jim. The Read-Aloud Handbook. Penguin Books, New York, 1995
Working with Your Children to Reduce Television Usage
Bennett,
Steve and Ruth. Kick the TV Habit! Penguin Books, New York, 1994
Academic Writing About Television
Csikszentimihalyi,
Mihali and Kubey, Robert.Television and the Quality of Life, How
Viewing Shapes Everyday Experience. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
Hillsdale, New Jersey, 1990
Advertising
Jacobson,
Michael F. & Mazur, Laurie Ann. Marketing Madness: A Survival
Guide in a Consumer Society. Westview Press, Boulder, Colorado,
1995
