The Business of Children's Entertainment

By Norma Odom Pecora

Book Overview

For over 20 years, the development of children's television programming has been subsidized by toy manufacturers. The result has been an increased commercialization of children's popular culture--the creation of a material world of childhood characterized by brand-name toys, games, clothing, and television characters. Drawing on historical background and case studies, this book presents a unique look at the development of children as targets of the media and commercial industries, and examines the economic and social forces that have defined the evolution of children's entertainment.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1572307749
• ISBN13: 9781572307742
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Guilford Publications
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

depends on what you're interested in

This book is good as a history of the children's market in the United States. However, I was looking for a summary of the psychological ploys which are used in the market, so I was somewhat disappointed.