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"You've Got Drugs!" Prescription Drug Pushers on the Internet
This study demonstrates that the internet provides easy and unregulated access to prescription drugs to many people, including children and youth.
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Children > Children and the Media
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The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University
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February 01, 2004
Television and DVD/Video Viewing in Children Younger Than 2 Years
This study examines the viewing habits of children ages 2 to 24 months as reported by parents.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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American Medical Association
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May 2007
Extensive Television Viewing and the Development of Attention and Learning Difficulties During Adolescence
Based on data from the Children in the Community Study, this paper concludes that frequent television watching among teens is associated with elevated risk for attention and learning difficulties.
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Children > Children and the Media
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American Medical Association
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May 2007
Risk and Childhood
This report evaluates the social, emotional, physical and financial risks that face children today and examines how those risks are managed by adults and institutions.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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Risk Commission, The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce
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2007
The Alarming Family Hour
This study examines 180 hours of original television programming and 37.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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Parents Television Council
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September 5, 2007
Parents, Children and Media: A Kaiser Family Foundation Survey
This survey of 1008 parents with children ages 2-17 samples parental opinion on the positive and negative influence of media on the family.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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Kaiser Family Foundation
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June 2007
Violence in the Lives of Children
This brief provides a broad overview of violence in the lives of children, examining data on the influence of media violence, fighting, severe spanking, suicide contemplation, domestic violence, child abuse and sexual assault.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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Child Trends
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August 2003
The Media Assault on American Values
This paper explores the findings of the National Cultural Values Survey and concludes that Americans feel moral values are in decline partially because of the influence of news and entertainment media.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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Culture and Media Institute
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2007
Child Abuse and the Internet
This paper examines internet child abuse including sexual exploitation, exposure to offensive material, child pornography, and the use of the internet by paedophiles.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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Australian Institute of Family Studies
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Summer 2001
The Entertainment Media as "Sex Educators?" And, Other Ways Teens Learn About Sex, Contraception, STDs, and AIDS
In question & answer format, this paper examines the different sources of sex education for adolescents and looks specifically at the impact of the media in this area.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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June 24, 1996
Violent Entertainment Pitched to Adolescents: An Analysis of PG-13 Films
This study examines violent content in popular PG-13 rated movies from 1999 and 2000 to determine the potential negative influence on youth.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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American Academy of Pediatrics
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June 2007
The Media Family: Electronic Media in the Lives of Infants, Toddlers, Preschoolers and Their Parents
This report examines the use of media by parents among young children.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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Kaiser Family Foundation
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May 2006
Cyber-bullying: Our Kid’s New Reality
The report comments on a survey of youth concerning cyber-bullying through instant messaging, blogging, social networking and other forms of internet based communication.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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Kids Help Phone
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April 2007
Healthy Weights for Healthy Kids
This committee report examines the severity of child obesity in Canada, investigating causes of rising obesity rates.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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Standing Committee on Health, House of Commons
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March 2007
Teens, Privacy and Online Social Networks
This survey examines how teens use online social networking and their attitudes toward internet safety.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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Pew Internet and American Life Project
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April 18, 2007
Digital Childhood: Electronic Media and Technology Use Among Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers
This paper examines the prevalence of media use among children 0 – 6 years old in comparison with the American Academy of Pediatircs media-use guidelines.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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American Academy of Pediatrics
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May 2007
Violent Television Programming and its Impact on Children
This report by the United States Federal Communications Commission examines the impact of violent television on child behaviour and proposes several solutions based on industry self-regulation and customer choice.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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Federal Communications Commission
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April 25, 2007
Canadian Families and the Internet
This report highlights the results of a telephone survey examining the use of the Internet by families.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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Royal Bank of Canada
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January 23, 2002
The Effects of Media Violence on Children
This paper explores the effects of media violence on children and finds that violence on television is related to aggressive behaviour in children.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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Health Canada
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1993
The New Economy Revisited: An Analysis of the Digital Divide Among Financially Disadvantaged Families
This paper looks at the extent to which children in low-income families have access to computers and internet technology.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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The Smith Family
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2002
Connecting Kids to Technology: Challenges and Opportunities
This paper discusses the growing demand for computer literate labour, and emphasizes the importance of ensuring that children, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, have access to computer skills training.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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The Annie E. Casey Foundation
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June 01, 2002
Media in the Home 1999: The Fourth Annual Survey of Parents and Children
This report gives an overview of the media environment in American family homes, including a discussion on children's television viewing and internet usage, how many hours they dedicate to media consumption, and the level of parental supervision in the home.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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Annenberg Public Policy Center
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1999
Media in the Home 2000: The Fifth Annual Survey of Parents and Children
This report gives an overview of the media environment in American family homes, including a discussion on children's television viewing and internet usage, how many hours they dedicate to media consumption, and the level of parental supervision in the home.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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The Annenberg Public Policy Center
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2000
Television in the Home 1998: The Third Annual National Survey of Parents and Children
This report gives an overview of the media environment in American family homes, including a discussion on children's television viewing and internet and computer usage.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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Annenberg Public Policy Center
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1998
Television in the Home: The 1997 Survey of Parents and Children
This report gives an overview of the media environment in American family homes, including a discussion on what children watch on television, how many hours they watch, and the level of parental supervision in the home.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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Annenberg Public Policy Center
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1997
Report of the APA Task Force on the Sexualization of Girls
This report analyzes the evidence and consequences of the sexualisation of girls on their health and wellbeing.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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American Psychological Association
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2007
Children, Adolescents, and Advertising
This paper suggests that advertising may influence obesity, poor nutrition as well as cigarette and alcohol use among children and adolescents.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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American Academy of Pediatrics
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December 2006
'Stranger Danger' in the Home- Managing the Risks to Children Posed by the Internet
This brief article deals with the issue of child pornography on the Internet, the relationship between pornography and sexual offenses, and the danger child pornography poses to children.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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SAFE Programme
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February 2002
Electronic Media and the Family
This paper takes an extensive look at the prevalence and type of media in the home, how it affects family life and interaction, and how it influences child and youth development and behaviour.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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Vanier Institute of the Family
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1998
Longitudinal Relations Between Children’s Exposure to TV Violence and Their Aggressive and Violent Behavior in Young Adulthood: 1977–1992
This study finds that children's exposure to television violence is positively correlated with aggressive behaviour among both males and females, and persisted even after controlling for factors such as socio-economic status, intellectual ability, and parenting style.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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American Psychological Association
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2003
Canadian Children’s Exposure to Violence in Canada: What it Means for Parents
This paper contains two reports, one on parents' awareness of, and attitude towards, violence in their children's lives and the other on the major issues facing parents and children in regards to children's exposure to violence.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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Canadian Council on Social Development, Family Service Canada
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September 01, 2003
Tweens: Ten Going on Sixteen
The author examines the trend in which young people are entering adolescence early, skipping the preadolescence stage.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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The Manhattan Institute
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Autumn 1998
Television Violence: A Review of the Effects on Children of Different Ages
This paper examines the television viewing patterns of children in various age categories and explores the effect of violent programming on children's behaviour, emotional development, and their perception of violence.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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Health Canada
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February 01, 1995
Children's Access to Computers in the Home and at School in 1999 and 2000
This report examines access to and use of computers in schools, homes, and classrooms by children in kindergarten and grade one.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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National Center for Education Statistics
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March 2003
Drugs, Youth and the Internet
This report looks at youths' exposure to drug-related activities and their access to drugs on the internet.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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U.S. Department of Justice National Drug Intelligence Center
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October 2002
Video Games and Aggressive Thoughts, Feelings, and Behavior in the Laboratory and in Life
This paper discusses the effects of violent video games on both children and adults and finds that this type of media can produce aggressive thoughts and behaviour, and in some cases, youth crime and delinquency.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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American Psychological Association
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2000
Parents and the Media
This paper briefly examines parental concerns about children's media usage, how parents encourage and restrict children's media access, and how they can monitor children's media intake through v-chips, rating guides and internet filters.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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Summer 2003
The Impact of Home Computer Use on Children's Activities and Development
This article discusses the effect of home computer use on such factors as social development, academic performance, computer literacy, inclination to violence, and risk of obesity.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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The Future of Children
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Fall/Winter 2000
Children's Media Culture in the New Millenium: Mapping the Digital Landscape
This article discusses the wide array of internet websites, both commercial and educational, targeted spefically to children and youth.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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The Future of Children
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Fall/Winter 2000
Who's Wired and Who's Not: Children's Access to and Use of Computer Technology
This article discusses the significant inequalities in computer access among American children, and suggests that schools are in a key position to lessen this discrepancy and promote universal access to computer technology.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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The Future of Children
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Fall/Winter 2000
Children and Computers: New Technology-Old Concerns
This article compares recent concerns about the effect of computer technology on children to historical concerns about television, radio, and movies.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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The Future of Children
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Fall/Winter 2000
Measuring the Effects of Sexual Content in the Media
This paper studies the sexual content in the media and its impact on children and adolescents.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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The Kaiser Family Foundation
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May 1998
Partnership Attitude Tracking Study 2003 Teens Study: Survey of Teens' Attitudes and Behaviors Toward Marijuana
This report discusses a study of teen attitudes and behaviours toward marijuana.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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Partnership for a Drug-Free America
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August 2003
Highlights From the Youth Internet Safety Survey
This report presents the findings of a telephone survey that focused on three main issues: online sexual solicitation, unintentional and unwanted exposure to sexual materials, and online harassment.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
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March 01, 2001
"Here's Looking at You, Kid:" Alcohol, Drugs, and Tobacco in Entertainment Media
This paper identifies various portrayals of alcohol, tobacco and drugs on television, movies, and music.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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February 01, 2000
TV Violence
This paper briefly summarizes the research on the effect of tv violence on children and adolescents.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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2003
Kids and the Media at the New Millenium
This paper examines the media patterns and consumption of children and adolescents, the most popular forms of media, such as television, music, and the internet, and the type of content that is being mass produced.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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November 01, 1999
Disconnected Kids: Children without a Phone at Home
This report shows that one in six children in the United States live in families that are too poor to afford a home phone.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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The Annie E. Casey Foundation
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September 01, 2001
Children and Video Games
This article gives a brief overview of the prevalence of video games in America, the amount of time spent playing them, general content, and the different research on the effect of violent video games on children.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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2002
The Exposure of Youth to Unwanted Sexual Material on the Internet: A National Survey of Risk, Impact and Prevention
This study found that most young people's exposure to sexual material on the internet was unintended and unwanted.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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Family Research Laboratory
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March 01, 2003
Risk Factors for and Impact of Online Sexual Solicitation of Youth
This paper examines factors such as age, gender, emotional stability, and frequency of internet use, that place youth at risk for online sexual solicitation.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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American Medical Assocation
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June 01, 2001
The Role of Media in Childhood Obesity
This paper outlines several factors causing obesity that are directly linked to media consumption, such as a decrease in exercise, increased food intake, lowered metabolic rates, and the commercial promotion of unhealthy eating habits and lifestyles.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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February 01, 2004
Zero to Six: Electronic Media in the Lives of Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers
This paper gives a broad overview of the amount of media consumed by children under the age of six, the type of media they are exposed to, and the level of parental involvement and supervision in monitoring children's media intake.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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2003
Exposure to violent video games increases automatic aggressiveness
This study investigated the effects of the violent video game, DOOM, on students’ self-concept of aggression.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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The Association for Professionals in Services for Adolescents
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2004
Do As I Say, Not as I Do? What Children Learn from Famous Athletes Both On and Off the Field
This paper summarizes the findings of a survey on the influence of famous athletes on children.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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October 12, 2000
Social Focus in Brief: Children
This paper addresses many issues pertaining to children including housing, income, crime, mortality rates, education, substance abuse, family structure, and media consumption.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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National Statistics
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July 01, 2002
Mitigating the Effects of Gun Violence on Children and Youth
This article discusses the psychological effects of exposure to gun violence on children and suggests ways in which parents, educators, and health workers can help to reduce these negative outcomes.
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Category:
Children > Children and the Media
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The Future of Children
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2002
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