Fear in Front of the Screen - Götz, Maya

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Résumé :
Introduction 1.The Seven Elements of Fear 2.Impacts and Coping Strategies with the Fear 3.What Frightens Pre-schoolers From Bambi to the Simpsons 4.What is Frightening in Middle Childhood? From Jaws to news 5.What Frightens Pre-teens and Teenagers From Chucky to Sixth Sense 6.The Eight Themes of Nightmares 7.Thrill: When Fear Becomes Fun 8.Gender Differences in Fear Experiences 9.Culture Differences in Fear Experiences 10.Conclusions and Implications for the Wellbeing of Children References Appendices: A. Fear and Thrill Experiences from TV: Sample and Method of a Retrospective Study: B. Children's Nightmares from TV: Sample and Method Index: Programs Cited...

Biographie:
Maya G?tz, Dr. phil, is Head of the International Central Institute for Youth and Educational Television (IZI) at the Bayerischer Rundfunk (Bavarian Broadcasting Corp.), Munich, Germany, and of the PRIX JEUNESSE Foundation. Her main field of work is research in the area of children/youth and television and gender-specific reception research. She has conducted over 100 formative studies to foster quality in current TV programmes....

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Maya G?tz, Dr. phil, is Head of the International Central Institute for Youth and Educational Television (IZI) at the Bayerischer Rundfunk (Bavarian Broadcasting Corp.), Munich, Germany, and of the PRIX JEUNESSE Foundation. Her main field of work is research in the area of children/youth and television and gender-specific reception research. She has conducted over 100 formative studies to foster quality in current TV programmes.

Dafna Lemish is an Israeli media researcher in the fields of children, youth and leisure culture. She currently serves as Associate Dean for Programs at Rutgers School of Communication and Information. She is the author of numerous books and the founding editor of Journal of Children and Media.

Andrea Holler is Scientific Editor at the International Central Institute for Youth and Educational Television (IZI), Munich, Germany