Children and the entertainment industry / Karen Miller, book editor.

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_ Ch.1 What messages does the entertainment industry send to children? : Super-sized kids : obesity, children, moral panic, and the media / Rebecca Herr Stephenson, Sarah Banet-Weiser -- Beyond-brand effect of television food advertisements on food choice in children : the effects of weight status / Jason C.G. Halford, et al. -- Children´s books can present a diversity of roles for male and female characters / Nathalie op de Beeck -- Most children´s books present male and female characters in traditional gender roles / Ya-Lun Tsao -- Images in the media negatively impact adolescent girls / Fiona Bawdon.

_ Ch.2 How does the entertainment industry engage children? : Entertainment for babies and toddlers is a growing industry / Janine DeFao -- Entertainment for teens is a growing industry / PR Newswire -- Children´s entertainment can be educational / Jesse Walker -- Children´s programming in an educational setting is controversial / Caroline E. Mayer.

_ Ch.3 Are children in the entertainment industry exploited? : Talent agents have child performers´ best interests at heart / David Mermelstein -- Talent agents sometimes deceive hopeful child performers / Zoe Brennan -- Production studios foster the careers of child stars / Rebecca Ascher-Walsh -- Child stars are held to unreasonable standards / Caitriona Palmer.

_ Ch.4 What role do parents play in their children´s careers in entertainment? : Parents should be involved in their children´s performance careers / Ryan Thomas -- Parents often make serious sacrifices to further their children´s careers / Paul Grondahl -- Celebrity parents can nurture their children´s fame / Chris Ayres -- Celebrity parents can exploit their children´s fame / Judith Newman.