{"product_id":"material-child-growing-up-in-consumer-culture-paperback","title":"Material Child: Growing Up in Consumer Culture - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Buckingham\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChildren today are growing up in an increasingly commercialised world. But should we see them as victims of manipulative marketing, or as competent participants in consumer culture? \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Material Child\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive critical overview of debates about children's changing engagement with the commercial market. It moves from broad overviews of the theory and history of children's consumption to insightful case studies of key areas such as obesity, sexualisation, children's broadcasting and education. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In the process, it challenges much of the received wisdom about the effects of advertising and marketing, arguing for a more balanced account that locates children's consumption within a broader analysis of social relationships, for example within the family and the peer group. While refuting the popular view of children as incompetent and vulnerable consumers that is adopted by many campaigners, it also rejects the easy celebration of consumption as an expression of children's power and autonomy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Written by one of the leading international scholars in the field, \u003ci\u003eThe Material Child\u003c\/i\u003e will be of interest to students, researchers and policy-makers, as well as parents, teachers and others who work directly with children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eChildren today are growing up in an increasingly commercialised world. But should we see them as victims of manipulative marketing, or as competent participants in consumer culture? \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Material Child\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive critical overview of debates about children's changing engagement with the commercial market. It moves from broad overviews of the theory and history of children's consumption to insightful case studies of key areas such as obesity, sexualisation, children's broadcasting and education. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In the process, it challenges much of the received wisdom about the effects of advertising and marketing, arguing for a more balanced account that locates children's consumption within a broader analysis of social relationships, for example within the family and the peer group. While refuting the popular view of children as incompetent and vulnerable consumers that is adopted by many campaigners, it also rejects the easy celebration of consumption as an expression of children's power and autonomy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Written by one of the leading international scholars in the field, \u003ci\u003eThe Material Child\u003c\/i\u003e will be of interest to students, researchers and policy-makers, as well as parents, teachers and others who work directly with children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Buckingham is Professor of Education at the Institute of Education, University of London and Visiting Professor at the Norwegian Centre for Child Research, NTNU Trondheim.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 8.97 x 6.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 10, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47637586739459,"sku":"9780745647715","price":591.71,"currency_code":"SEK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/9310\/7359\/files\/ZzdhSUdJREJYdnJjeGVlcjFRMTJtUT09.webp?v=1768578793","url":"https:\/\/annizon.com\/en-se\/products\/material-child-growing-up-in-consumer-culture-paperback","provider":"annizon.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}