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We live in a society obsessed by danger/ risks to health and safety Comes to dominate our vie... more We live in a society obsessed by danger/ risks to health and safety Comes to dominate our view of world Concept of dangerisation The tendency to perceive and analyse the world through categories of menace. It leads to continuous detection of threats and assessment of adverse probabilities, to the prevalence of defensive perceptions over optimistic ones and to the dominance of fear and anxiety over ambition and desire .
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In recent years, electronic games, home computers, and the Internet have assumed an important pla... more In recent years, electronic games, home computers, and the Internet have assumed an important place in our lives. This paper presents a review of the research on the impact of home computer use on the development of children and adolescents. Time use data are presented along with a discussion of factors such as age, gender, and ethnicity, which impact the time spent on computers as well as the activities engaged in. Research on the impact of computer use on cognitive skill and academic development, social development and relationships, and perceptions of reality and violent behavior is reviewed. The special role of the Internet in the lives of adolescents is brought out using data from the HomeNet study. The paper concludes with recommendations for future study in order to better understand the growing impact of computers on our youth. D
Bagby, J et al (2005) 'The effects of socioeconomic diversity on the language, cognitive and soci... more Bagby, J et al (2005) 'The effects of socioeconomic diversity on the language, cognitive and social-emotional development of children from low-income backgrounds', Early Child Development and Care, 175: 5, 395 -405. Shaun (title slide) Hi, if you don't know already i'm shaun and this is honza. Today we are going to present Bagby et al article on the effects of socioeconomic diversity on the language, cognitive and social-emotional development of children from low-income
To cite this Article Bagby, Janet H. , Rudd, Loretta C. and Woods, Majka(2005) 'The effects of so... more To cite this Article Bagby, Janet H. , Rudd, Loretta C. and Woods, Majka(2005) 'The effects of socioeconomic diversity on the language, cognitive and social-emotional development of children from low-income backgrounds', Early Child Development and Care, 175: 5, 395 -405 To link to this Article:
We live in a society obsessed by danger/ risks to health and safety Comes to dominate our vie... more We live in a society obsessed by danger/ risks to health and safety Comes to dominate our view of world Concept of dangerisation The tendency to perceive and analyse the world through categories of menace. It leads to continuous detection of threats and assessment of adverse probabilities, to the prevalence of defensive perceptions over optimistic ones and to the dominance of fear and anxiety over ambition and desire .
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In recent years, electronic games, home computers, and the Internet have assumed an important pla... more In recent years, electronic games, home computers, and the Internet have assumed an important place in our lives. This paper presents a review of the research on the impact of home computer use on the development of children and adolescents. Time use data are presented along with a discussion of factors such as age, gender, and ethnicity, which impact the time spent on computers as well as the activities engaged in. Research on the impact of computer use on cognitive skill and academic development, social development and relationships, and perceptions of reality and violent behavior is reviewed. The special role of the Internet in the lives of adolescents is brought out using data from the HomeNet study. The paper concludes with recommendations for future study in order to better understand the growing impact of computers on our youth. D
Bagby, J et al (2005) 'The effects of socioeconomic diversity on the language, cognitive and soci... more Bagby, J et al (2005) 'The effects of socioeconomic diversity on the language, cognitive and social-emotional development of children from low-income backgrounds', Early Child Development and Care, 175: 5, 395 -405. Shaun (title slide) Hi, if you don't know already i'm shaun and this is honza. Today we are going to present Bagby et al article on the effects of socioeconomic diversity on the language, cognitive and social-emotional development of children from low-income
To cite this Article Bagby, Janet H. , Rudd, Loretta C. and Woods, Majka(2005) 'The effects of so... more To cite this Article Bagby, Janet H. , Rudd, Loretta C. and Woods, Majka(2005) 'The effects of socioeconomic diversity on the language, cognitive and social-emotional development of children from low-income backgrounds', Early Child Development and Care, 175: 5, 395 -405 To link to this Article: