{"product_id":"the-disappearance-of-childhood-paperback","title":"The Disappearance of Childhood - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNeil Postman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the vogue for nubile models to the explosion in the juvenile crime rate, this modern classic of social history and media traces the precipitous decline of childhood in America today-and the corresponding threat to the notion of adulthood. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeftly marshaling a vast array of historical and demographic research, Neil Postman, author of \u003ci\u003eTechnopoly\u003c\/i\u003e, suggests that childhood is a relatively recent invention, which came into being as the new medium of print imposed divisions between children and adults. But now these divisions are eroding under the barrage of television, which turns the adult secrets of sex and violence into popular entertainment and pitches both news and advertising at the intellectual level of ten-year-olds. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInformative, alarming, and aphorisitc, \u003ci\u003eThe Disappearance of Childhood\u003c\/i\u003e is a triumph of history and prophecy.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeil Postman was University Professor, Paulette Goddard Chair of Media Ecology, and Chair of the Department of Culture and Communication at New York University. Among his twenty books are studies of childhood (\u003cb\u003eThe Disappearance of Childhood\u003c\/b\u003e), public discourse (\u003cb\u003eAmusing Ourselves to Death\u003c\/b\u003e), education (\u003cb\u003eTeaching as a Subversive Activity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe End of Education\u003c\/b\u003e), and the impact of technology (\u003cb\u003eTechnopoly\u003c\/b\u003e). His interest in education was long-standing, beginning with his experience as an elementary and secondary school teacher. He died in 2003.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8 x 5.16 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 02, 1994\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756894159136,"sku":"9780679751663","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/971dd14545da1bad3e577436c7f104dd.webp?v=1780088561","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-disappearance-of-childhood-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}