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The Plug-in Drug
by Marie Winn

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Publisher Comments:

In The Plug-In Drug, Marie Winn demonstrates "with devastating persuasiveness" (The Washington Post) that television has a negative impact on child development, school achievement, and family life. But rather than focusing on program improvement as a solution, Winn proposes that the problem lies within the seductive act of TV watching itself. Extensive TV watching alters children's relations with the real world, depriving them of far more valuable real life experiences, especially playing and reading. Ever sympathetic to parents' need for relief, Winn proposes ways to control this addictive medium and live with it successfully. This 25th anniversary edition addresses the variety of new electronic media that have supplemented television in the home and increased children's bondage to screen experiences. It includes new sections on:

* Computers in the classroom

* Computer and video games

* The VCR

* The V-Chip and other control devices

* TV programming for babies

* Television and physical health

Book News Annotation:

This is the new edition of a book criticizing the effects of television on children, their schooling, and family relationships. The author argues that pretty much nothing has changed since the book was first published in 1977. Expanding her analysis to other electronic media, she suggests that many of the same problems are associated with the use of other electronic media. In chapters new to this edition, she discusses computers in the classrooms; video games, VCRS, and other electronic playthings.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Synopsis:

The landmark book on TV addiction and children is now completely revised and updated to include the variety of electronic media (computers, VCRs, and video games) that have supplemented TV in the home and increased children's bondage to the screen. (Available now)

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About the Author

Marie Winn has written thirteen books, among them Children Without Childhood, Unplugging the Plug-In Drug, and Red-Tails in Love. She currently writes a column about nature for the Wall Street Journal. She has two grown children and four grandchildren who are growing up without television.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780142001080
Subtitle:
Television, Computers, and Family Life
Author:
Winn, Marie
Publisher:
Penguin Books
Location:
New York
Subject:
Children's Studies
Subject:
Parenting
Subject:
Mass Media - Electronics Media
Subject:
Computers and children
Subject:
Television and children
Subject:
Television and family
Subject:
Television programs for children
Subject:
Computers and family.
Subject:
Parenting - General
Subject:
Media Studies - Electronic Media
Subject:
Child Development
Subject:
General Family & Relationships
Edition Number:
25
Edition Description:
Anniversary
Series Volume:
v. 4
Publication Date:
March 2002
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
352
Dimensions:
7.75x5.07x.64 in. .52 lbs.
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