Media and the make-believe worlds of children when Harry Potter meets Pokémon in Disneyland / [electronic resource] : Maya Götz ... [et al.]. - London : Routledge, 2011. - xiv, 229 p. : ill.

"First published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., Publisher"--T.p. verso. A study of 193 children in Germany, Israel, South Korea, and the USA. 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, August 2002; 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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Studyng make-believe worlds -- 2. Research findings : the worlds, the children, and the media -- 3. Central themes : gender and culture -- 4. Conclusion.




Mode of access: World Wide Web.

9781410613554


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.


Electronic books.