| Imagination and Play in the Electronic Age Contributor(s): Singer, Dorothy G. (Author), Singer, Jerome L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0674024184 ISBN-13: 9780674024182 Publisher: Harvard University Press OUR PRICE: $31.68 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2007 Annotation: Television, video games, and computers are easily accessible to twenty-first-century children, but what impact do they have on creativity and imagination? In this book, two wise and long-admired observers of children's make-believe look at the cognitive and moral potential--and concern--created by electronic media. As Dorothy and Jerome Singer show, violent images in games and TV are as toxic as many observers have feared by stimulating destructive ideas and troubling aggression. But should all electronic media be banned from children's lives? Calmly and authoritatively, the Singers argue that in fact some screen time can enrich children's creativity and play, and can even promote school readiness. With guidance from parents and teachers, empathy, creativity, and imagination can expand and intensify in the electronic age. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Children's Studies - Social Science | Media Studies - Psychology | Creative Ability |
| Dewey: 306.481 |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 6.53" W x 9.2" (0.71 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Television, video games, and computers are easily accessible to twenty-first-century children, but what impact do they have on creativity and imagination? In this book, two wise and long-admired observers of children's make-believe look at the cognitive and moral potential--and concern--created by electronic media. As Dorothy and Jerome Singer show, violent images in games and TV are as toxic as many observers have feared by stimulating destructive ideas and troubling aggression. But should all electronic media be banned from children's lives? Calmly and authoritatively, the Singers argue that in fact some screen time can enrich children's creativity and play, and can even promote school readiness. With guidance from parents and teachers, empathy, creativity, and imagination can expand and intensify in the electronic age. |
Contributor Bio(s): Singer, Jerome L.: - Jerome L. Singer is Professor Emeritus in the Psychology Department at Yale University, where he co-directs the Yale Family Television Research and Consultation Center.Singer, Jerome L.: - Jerome L. Singer is Professor Emeritus in the Psychology Department at Yale University, where he co-directs the Yale Family Television Research and Consultation Center.Singer, Dorothy G.: - Dorothy G. Singer is Senior Research Scientist in the Psychology Department at Yale University, where she co-directs the Yale Family Television Research and Consultation Center. |