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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Barrie Gunter (University of Leicester, UK)Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited Imprint: Emerald Publishing Limited Weight: 0.423kg ISBN: 9781789730364ISBN 10: 1789730368 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 08 May 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Emergence of Mobile Phoning Chapter 3. The Prevalence of Mobile Phones in Children’s Lives Chapter 4. Patterns of Mobile Phone Use among Children Chapter 5. Gender and Mobile Phone Use Chapter 6. Mobile Phones and Kids’ Social Lives Chapter 7. Health Risks and Mobile Phones Chapter 8. Social Risks and Mobile Phones Chapter 9. Mobiles, Texting and Language Use Chapter 10. Lasting Impact of Mobile Phones on Children’s Lives Chapter 11. Regulating Children’s Use of Mobile PhonesReviewsThe author explores research about young people's involvement with mobile phones, including their mobile behavior, the importance of mobile phones in their lives, their skills in using these devices, and their perceptions of the benefits and risks. He discusses the emergence of mobile phones; their prevalence in children's lives; patterns of their mobile phone use in various countries; the role of gender; the social significance of mobile phones; health risks like addiction, stress, physical health risks, and phone theft; social risks like exposure to illegal or offensive content, sexting, the emotional risks of exposing private profiles, and cyberbullying; the effects of texting on literacy; the lasting impact of mobile phones on children's lives; and regulating their use. -- Annotation (c)2019 * (protoview.com) * Author InformationBarrie Gunter is Emeritus Professor in Media at the University of Leicester, UK. He was Head of the Department of Media and Communication at Leicester (2004-2012) and prior to that, founding Professor of Journalism at the University of Sheffield for 10 years. The early part of Barrie’s career was spent in the broadcasting industry in audience research. Barrie is a psychologist by training who has written and contributed to approximately 70 books and over 400 other publications and reports on media, marketing, business and psychology topics. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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