Saturday Morning Censors: Television Regulation before the V-Chip

by Heather Hendershot

Book Overview

Many parents, politicians, and activists agree that there's too much violence and not enough education on children's television. Current solutions range from the legislative (the Children's Television Act of 1990) to the technological (the V-chip). Saturday Morning Censors examines the history of adults' attempts to safeguard children from the violence, sexism, racism, and commercialism on television since the 1950s. By focusing on what censorship...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822322404
• ISBN13: 9780822322405
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"