This text offers readers insights into the transformations taking place in the presentation of gender portrayals in television productions aimed at younger audiences. It shares media professionals' action-oriented recommendations for change that would promote gender equity, social diversity and the wellbeing of children.
"The roles that media play in the lives of children and adolescents, as well as their potential implications for their cognitive, emotional, social and behavioral development, have attracted growing research attention in a variety of disciplines. The Routledge International Handbook of Children, Adolescents and Media analyses a broad range of complementary areas of study, including children as media consumers, children as active participants in media making, and representations of children in the media. The handbook presents a collection that spans a variety of disciplines including developmental psychology, media studies, public health, education, feminist studies and the sociology of childhood"-- Provided by publisher