Children and the world of mass media
Children and the world of mass media
In 1979, International Year of the Child, what is the impact of the media on young people living in different parts of the "global village" created by modern methods of mass communication?
This issue of the Unesco Courier looks at the influence on children of books, school manuals and films and devotes special attention to the widaly-debated question of whether television is playing a beneficial or harmful role in the development of the child's personality, ideas and behaviour.