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Author:

Krcmar, Marina.

Title:

Living without the screen : causes and consequences of life without television / Marina Krcmar.

Publisher:

Routledge,

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

xiii, 228 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Television and families--United States.
Television viewers--United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-225) and index.

Contents:

Living without television -- Sample and method -- How nonviewers gave up television -- Attitudes toward living without television -- What is television? -- Keeping out televised sex and violence -- Minimizing consumerism -- Politics and civic engagement -- Autonomous children -- Time use -- Encouraging creativity -- Engaging in real life -- Choosing to be different -- Battling the industry.

Series:

LEA's communication series

ISBN:

9780805863291 (pbk.)
080586329X (pbk.)
9780805863284 (hbk.)
0805863281 (hbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)212908877

LCCN:

2008009109

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

PHAX277 -- Graceland University - Frederick Madison Smith Library (Lamoni)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)