Includes bibliographical references (pages 374-390) and index.
Contents
Introduction : Behavior in Its Place -- Part I : Media as Change Mechanisms. Media and Behavior : A Missing Link ; Media, Situations, and Behavior ; Why Roles Change When Media Change -- Part II : From Print Situations to Electronic Situations. The Merging of Public Spheres ; The Blurring of Public and Private Behaviors ; The Separation of Social Place from Physical Place -- Part III : The New Social Landscape. New Group Identities ; New Ways of Becoming ; Questioning Authority ; Effect Loops -- Part IV : Three Dimensions of Social Change. The Merging of Masculinity and Femininity ; The Blurring of Childhood and Adulthood ; Lowering the Political Hero to Our Level -- Conclusion. Where Have We Been, Where Are We Going?
Summary
An analysis of how the media have come to alter every day social experiences for both adults and children.