Children and Media Worldwide in a Time of a Pandemic

Maya Götz, Dafna Lemish, Sharon R. Mazzarella

• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN: 9781433194832
• eBook ISBN: 9781433194849
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Microbiology & Molecular Biology
• Index: Biological Sciences

This edited volume focuses on the lived experiences of children during the first wave of the COVID-19 outbreak in the spring of 2020, their knowledge and emotional reactions, the adjustments they made in their everyday lives, and the strengths and skills they developed in response. A central theme of inquiry is the place media held in all of these aspects: the roles they played for children's informational, emotional, and social needs, how these have changed under the pandemic circumstances, and the media competencies children developed in utilizing and controlling the media in their lives. The book is based on responses of 4, 200 children ages 9-13 to an international survey administered in 42 countries as well as additional complementaries localized studies. Comparative dimensions are central to this unique collection of chapters, along geographical and cultural lines, as well as gender, age, class, health, and refugee status. With 40 authors from around the world, this book highlights the potential of media to assist children and their families in times of crisis as well as their potential drawbacks. Lessons learned for future crises are outlined in the concluding chapter of this book, which will be an asset to scholars of children's wellbeing as well as professionals of media for children, educators, and parents.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Table of Contents
• 1. Children, Families, Media, and COVID-19: Introduction to a Global Study (Maya Götz / Dafna Lemish)
• 2. Living under Shutdown: Uncovering Children’s Lived Experiences and Concerns (Maya Götz / Caroline Mendel / Sun Sun Lim / Macarena García-​González)
• 3. Spotlight on Some Countries from Different Continents (Ruchi Kher Jaggi / Aldana Duhalde / Giovanna Mascheroni / Geoff Lealand / Mamun S. Jahun / Dina L.G. Borzekowski / Kirsten Y.C. Huang)
• 4. The Roles of Media in the Crisis (Dafna Lemish / Thomas Enemark Lundtofte)
• 5. Knowledge, Fear, and Children’s Media (Yuval Gozansky / Christina Ortner)
• 6. Misinformation on COVID-19: A Case Study of Children’s Belief in Garlic as a Pandemic Savior in Turkey (Nilüfer Pembecioğlu / Uğur Gündüz / Aydoğdu Akın / Maya Götz)
• 7. Living in Different Parts of Multicultural Countries in the Crisis: Results from Switzerland and Israel (Anne-​Linda Camerini / Catherine Blaya / Yuval Gozansky / Hama Abu-​Kishk)
• 8. SubSaharan Children and Their Experiences during COVID-19: An Ecological Systems Approach (Dina L.G. Borzekowski / Christopher Ross Lane / Samantha Watters Kallander / Rebecca Gordon / Mamun S. Jahun / Moses Ansumana Tholley / Mussa L. Chale)
• 9. Income Inequality and the Pandemic: The Case of the U.S. (Jennifer A. Kotler / Mindy K. Brooks / Min J. Moon)
• 10. Gender, COVID-19, and the Media: Girls’ and Boys’ Experiences during the Pandemic in the U.S. (Rebecca C. Hains / Kyra Hunting)
• 11. Living in the Pandemic as a Refugee or Child in Syria (Yisra Alhaj Hussein / Yusra Amounah / Fadi Jaafar / Maya Götz)
• 12. Media Use among Children with Chronic Health Conditions during the Early Days of the Coronavirus Crisis (Nancy A. Jennings / Allison Gilman Caplovitz / Meryl Alper)
• 13. Being an Adolescent in the Pandemic: Young People from Germany and the U.S. (Maya Götz / Nancy A. Jennings)
• 14. Children’s Media Management Strategies during COVID-19 (Dafna Lemish / Liselot Hudders)
• 15. Conclusions: What to Keep in Mind for the Next Time (Dafna Lemish / Maya Götz)
• Appendix: The Questionnaire
• List of Contributors
• Index
• Series index