Children, Media, and Pandemic Parenting: Family Life in Uncertain Times (Routledge Studies in New Media and Cyberculture)

Synopsis

This book examines changes in families’ rules and routines connected with media during the pandemic and shifts in parents’ understanding of children’s media use.Drawing on interviews with 130 parents at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the book explores specific cultural contexts across seven countries: Australia, Canada, China, Colombia, South Korea, United Kingdom, and United States. Readers will gain an understanding of family media practices during the pandemic and how they were influenced by contextual factors such as the pandemic restrictions, family relationships and situations, socioeconomic statuses, cultural norms and values, and sociotechnical visions, among others. Further, encounter with theoretical framings will provide innovative ways to understand what it means for children, parents, and families to live in the digital age.This timely volume will offer key insights to researchers and graduate students studying in a variety of disciplines, including media and cultural studies, communication arts, education, childhood studies, and family studies.The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution- Non Commercial- No Derivatives (CC- BY- NC- ND) 4.0 license.

Copyright:

2024

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781040109649

Related ISBNs:

9781032602035, 9781003458074, 9781040109571

Publisher:

Taylor & Francis

Date of Addition:

06/21/24

Copyrighted By:

selection and editorial matter, Rebekah Willett and Xinyu Zhao

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Parenting and Family, Education, Social Studies, Language Arts, Communication

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Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Rebekah Willett

Edited by:

Xinyu Zhao