Media & Youth: A Developmental Perspective provides acomprehensive review and critique of the research and theoreticalliterature related to media effects on infants, children, andadolescents, with a unique emphasis on development. The only textbook to evaluate the role of development in mediaeffects research, filling a gap in the subject of children andmediaMultiple forms of media, including internet use, arediscussed for a comprehensive view of the subjectDevelopmental points of interest are highlighted at the end ofeach section to reinforce the importance of development in mediaeffects researchChildren’s cognitive, social, and emotional abilitiesfrom pre-school to adolescence are integrated into the text forgreater clarity