Media and the make-believe worlds of children when Harry Potter meets Pokemon in Disneyland

• Other Authors: Gotz, Maya
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Mahwah, N.J. Lawrence Erlbaum 2005
• Series: LEA's communication series
• Subjects: Mass media and children > Cross-cultural studies > Congresses; Fantasy in children > Cross-cultural studies > Congresses; Self-perception in children > Cross-cultural studies > Congresses; Role models > Cross-cultural studies > Congresses; Imagination in children > Cross-cultural studies > Congresses; Creative ability in children > Cross-cultural studies > Congresses
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• Item Description: Results of research workshops, lectures, and symposia presented in international conferences: the International Association for Mass Communication Research annual conference in Barcelona, July 2002; Children, Games, Toys, and Media, in London, August2002; International Communication Association annual conference in San Diego, May 2003; and with the database finally analyzed into an "integrative book" in the summer of 2004; A study of 193 children in Germany, Israel, South Korea, and the USA
• Physical Description: xiv, 229 pages illustrations 24 cm 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-213) and indexes
• ISBN: 0805851917 (alk. paper); 0805851925 (alk. paper)

Media and the Make-Believe Worlds of Children offers new insights into children's descriptions of their invented or "make-believe" worlds, and the role that the children's experience with media plays in creating these worlds. Based on the results of a cross-cultural study conducted in the United States, Germany, Israel, and South Korea, it offers an innovative look at media's role on children's creative lives.