The SAGE Handbook of Child Development explores the multicultural development of children through the varied and complex interplay of traditional agents of socialization as well as contemporary media influences, examining how socialization practices and media content construct and teach us about diverse cultures.

Table of Contents

• Foreword: Multiculturalism, Media, and Money - John P. Murray, Farrell J. Webb
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction: The Interface of Child Development, Multiculturalism, and Media Within a Worldview Framework - Gordon L. Berry
• Foundations for Multicultural Concepts, Child Development Principles, and an Emerging Worldview
• Part I Introduction
• 1. Multiculturalism as a Cornerstone of Being in the 21st Century: A Historical Perspective - Ronald Takaki
• 2. Children and the Principles of Learning: Implications for Multicultural Development - Mesha L. Ellis
• 3. Children and Cognition: Development of Social Schema - John E. Lochman, Khiela J. Holmes and Mary Wojnaroski
• 4. Ethnic and Racial Identity Development in Children of Color - Sha'kema M. Blackmon, Elizabeth M. Vera
• 5. Research Methods Related to Understanding Multicultural Concepts - Frederick T. L. Leong, Desirée Baolian Qin, and Jason L. Huang
• Institutions of Socialization and the Development of a Child's Multicultural Worldview
• 6. Multicultural Issues in the Lives of Developing Children in the 21st Century - Daren A. Graves, Sherryl Browne Graves
• 7. Home and Family in the Development of a Multicultural Worldview - Sinead N. Younge, Harriette Pipes McAdoo
• 8. Sociopolitical and Community Dynamics in the Development of a Multicultural Worldview - Shelly P. Harrell, Miguel E. Gallardo
• 9. Changing Drum Rhythms: How Religious Leaders Can Affirm the Value of Multiculturalism in Their Communities - Erylene Piper-Mandy, Daryl M. Rowe
• 10. Improving Academic Possibilities of Students of Color During the Middle School to High School Transition: Conceptual and Strategic Considerations in a U.S. Context - Robert Cooper, Cheong R. Huh
• 11. Do Integration and Belonging Go Hand in Hand?: Adolescents' Social and Educational Experiences in a Multicultural Learning Environment - Evellyn Elizondo, Kimberly A. White-Smith and Walter R. Allen
• 12. The Influence of Peers on the Development of a Multicultural Worldview - Cynthia Hudley
• Media and the Development of a Child's Multicultural Worldview
• 13. Media and Communication Theories: Implications for a Multicultural Perspective - Dana Mastro, Michelle Ortiz
• 14. The Influence of Print Media on the Development of a Multicultural Perspective in Children - Clint C. Wilson, II and Mary J. Wilson
• 15. Children's Television Programming and the Development of Multicultural Attitudes - Sherryl Browne Graves
• 16. Advertisements, Commercials, and the Development of a Child's Multicultural Worldview - Jeffrey E. Brand
• 17. Children and Television News Broadcasting: An Intercultural Communication Analytical Approach - Venita A. Kelley
• 18. An Evaluation of the Effects of Movies on Adolescent Viewers - Jannette L. Dates, Lillie M. Fears and Josephine Stedman
• 19. The Multicultural Implications of Popular Music - Peter Christenson, Tom ter Bogt
• 20. Multiculturalism and Music Videos: Effects on the Socioemotional Development of Children and Adolescents - Khia A. Thomas, Kyla M. Day and L. Monique Ward
• 21. Electronic Media and Learning Through Imaginative Games for Urban Children - Dorothy G. Singer, Jerome L. Singer and Harvey F. Bellin
• 22. The Influence of Computers, Interactive Games, and the Internet on a Child's Multicultural Worldview - Adrienne Shaw and Deborah L. Linebarger
• 23. Multicultural Perspectives, Developing Children, and Access to the Information Superhighway - Edward L. Palmer and Jennifer A. Tuttle
• 24. Making Sense of Kids Making Sense: Media Encounters and “Multicultural” Methods - Darnell Hunt and Angela James
• Perspectives on Media Literacy and the Forces that Shape the Media Experiences of Children
• 25. Media Literacy, the First 100 Years: A Cultural Analysis - James A. Anderson
• 26. Educational Settings and the Use of Technology to Promote the Multicultural Development of Children - Kevin Clark
• 27. The Changing Landscape: Media Advocacy for the New Millennium - Laurie A. Trotta
• 28. The Role of Parents and Caregivers in Creating a Healthy Multicultural Media Environment for Children - Christina Romano Glaubke and Patti Miller
• Epilogue: The Realities of Growing Up in a Multicultural and Multimedia World - Joy Keiko Asamen
• About the Editors
• About the Contributors