New Members of the Family: The Digital Revolution in the Home
Authors:
- Ellen WartellaEWEllen Wartella
- Nancy JenningsNJNancy Jennings
- 1 January 2001
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Family Communication
- Vol. 1 (1) , 59-69
Abstract
This article describes media use among families over time and suggests a research agenda for scholars in the fields of communication and family studies. Although much is known about media and individual children, more research needs to address the impact of media on the family, especially in today's media-rich homes.Keywords
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