Consuming kids the commercialization of childhood. Cover Image

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Consuming kids [videorecording] : the commercialization of childhood.

Barbaro, Adriana. (Added Author). Earp, Jeremy. (Added Author). Young, Jason T. (Added Author). Media Education Foundation. (Added Author).

Summary:

"Consuming Kids throws desperately needed light on the practices of a relentless multi-billion dollar marketing machine that now sells kids and their parents everything from junk food and violent video games to bogus educational products and the family car. Drawing on the insights of health care professionals, children's advocates, and industry insiders, the film focuses on the explosive growth of child marketing in the wake of deregulation, showing how youth marketers have used the latest advances in psychology, anthropology, and neuroscience to transform American children into one of the most powerful and profitable consumer demographics in the world. Consuming Kids pushes back against the wholesale commercialization of childhood, raising urgent questions about the ethics of children's marketing and its impact on the health and well-being of kids"--Container.

Record details

ISBN: 193286928X
ISBN: 9781932869286
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (67 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. (DVD).
Publisher: Northampton, MA : Media Education Foundation ; c2008

Content descriptions

General Note:	A Media Education Foundation production. Special features: Extras include: What parents can do (9:34) -- Barney vs. Power Rangers (7:51) -- Jolts and tricks (7:15)
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction (6:33) -- The floodgates open (7:04) -- By any means necessary (10:44) -- Under the microscope (7:09) -- Brand new world (6:12) -- Cradle to grave (8:47) -- Rewiring childhood (9:47) -- Our future (7:55).
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Written & directed by Adriana Barbaro & Jeremy Earp ; produced by Adriana Barbaro ; co-producer, Jason T. Young ; camera, David Rabinovitz ; supervising editor, Andrew Killoy ; head of media research, Loretta Alper ; motion graphics, Andrew Killoy ; music, FreeSound.net, Soundtrack Pro, StockMusic.net, RoyaltyFreeMusic.com.
Participant or Performer Note:	Narrator, Alex Peterson ; Commentary by: Dan Acuff, Enola Aird, Michael Brody, Nancy Carlsson-Paige, Josh Golin, Allen Kanner, Velma LaPoint, Diane Levin, Susan Linn, Robert Reiher, Michael Rich, Gary Ruskin, Nick Russell, Juliet Schor, Betsy Taylor, David Walsh.
System Details Note:	DVD.
Language Note:	In English, with optional English subtitles.