TV-Hero(in)es of Boys and Girls : Reception Studies of Favorite Characters.
Title:
TV-Hero(in)es of Boys and Girls : Reception Studies of Favorite Characters.
Author:
Goetz, Maya.
ISBN:
9783653043044
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (478 pages)
Series:
Europäisierung des Gewaltmonopols
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I -- "Bibi and Her Mother Are Witches" -- "I Would Like to Be Son Goku" -- "Now I Know That Girls Are Allowed to Do That Too" -- "But Somehow You Always Work Your Way up Again" -- Part II -- Who Are Children's Favorite TV Characters? -- What Makes a TV Character a Favorite With Boys and Girls? -- Part III -- "Because He Is the Funniest" -- "Sometimes I Think I Could Be so Quick and Strong" -- "Everyone Can Find His or Her Place in Life" -- "The Series Is the Way it Could Be in Real Life" -- "She's so Pretty and Pink" -- "To See How They Progress and Develop" -- Conclusion -- Television Heroes and Heroines - Helping Girls and Boys to Grow upHealthy -- Index of Programs -- List of Works Cited.
Abstract:
Out of all the media that today's children encounter, what makes a particular TV character a child's favorite? Based on 80 case studies, in-depth fan studies and standardized surveys with over 5,000 children between the ages six and twelve in Germany, this book elucidates how girls and boys use TV characters in their everyday lives and their identity work.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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