Children and the Movies Media Influence and the Payne Fund Controversy |
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| Author:
| Jowett, Garth S.
Jarvie, Ian C.
Fuller, Kathryn H. |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in the History of Mass Communication Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-04145-4 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2007 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $39.99 |
Book Description:
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Children and the Movies: Media Influence and the Payne Fund Controversy analyzes the first and most comprehensive study of the influence of movies on American youth, the Payne Fund Studies. First published in 1933, these studies are intrinsically important for their insights and conclusions regarding the effects of movies on behaviour. They are, moreover, also an important landmark of modern social science research, demonstrating the rapid evolution of this discipline in American...
More DescriptionChildren and the Movies: Media Influence and the Payne Fund Controversy analyzes the first and most comprehensive study of the influence of movies on American youth, the Payne Fund Studies. First published in 1933, these studies are intrinsically important for their insights and conclusions regarding the effects of movies on behaviour. They are, moreover, also an important landmark of modern social science research, demonstrating the rapid evolution of this discipline in American academic institutions over the first three decades of the century.