This edited volume focuses on the lived experiences of children during the first wave of the COVID-19 outbreak in the spring of 2020, their knowledge and emotional reactions, the adjustments they made in their everyday lives, and the strengths and skills they developed in response.

Autorentext

Maya Götz (Ph.D.) is the Director of IZI and PRIX JEUNESSE International and a prolific scholar with a strong international record of bridging academia with the industry. She is the recipient of the inaugural Engaged Scholarship Award of the Division of Children, Adolescent and Media of the International Communication Association. Dafna Lemish (Ph.D.) is a Distinguished Professor and Associate Dean at the School of Communication and Information, Rutgers University, United States. She is a prolific scholar, founding editor of the Journal of Children and Media, and a Fellow of the International Communication Association.

Inhalt

Maya Götz/Dafna Lemish: Children, Families, Media, and COVID-19: Introduction to a Global Study - Maya Götz/Caroline Mendel/Sun Sun Lim/Macarena García-González: Living under Shutdown: Uncovering Children's Lived Experiences and Concerns - Ruchi Kher Jaggi/Aldana Duhalde/Giovanna Mascheroni/Geoff Lealand/Mamun S. Jahun/Dina L.G. Borzekowski/Kirsten Y.C. Huang: Spotlight on Some Countries from Different Continents - Dafna Lemish/Thomas Enemark Lundtofte: The Roles of Media in the Crisis - Yuval Gozansky/Christina Ortner: Knowledge, Fear, and Children's Media - Nilüfer Pembeciölu/U ur Gündüz/Aydödu Akin/Maya Götz: Misinformation on COVID-19: A Case Study of Children's Belief in Garlic as a Pandemic Savior in Turkey - Anne-Linda Camerini/Catherine Blaya/Yuval Gozansky/Hama Abu-Kishk: Living in Different Parts of Multicultural Countries in the Crisis: Results from Switzerland and Israel - Dina L.G. Borzekowski/Christopher Ross Lane/Samantha Watters Kallander/Rebecca Gordon/Mamun S. Jahun/Moses Ansumana Tholley/Mussa L. Chale: SubSaharan Children and Their Experiences During COVID-19: An Ecological Systems Approach - Jennifer A. Kotler/Mindy K. Brooks/Min J. Moon: Income Inequality and the Pandemic: The Case of the U.S. - Rebecca C. Hains/Kyra Hunting: Gender, COVID-19, and the Media: Girls' and Boys' Experiences during the Pandemic in the U.S. - Yisra Alhaj Hussein/Yusra Amounah/Fadi Jaafar/Maya Götz: Living in the Pandemic as a Refugee or Child in Syria - Nancy A. Jennings/Allison Gilman Caplovitz/Meryl Alper: Media Use among Children with Chronic Health Conditions during the Early Days of the Coronavirus Crisis - Maya Götz/Nancy A. Jennings: Being an Adolescent in the Pandemic: Young People from Germany and the U.S. - Dafna Lemish/Liselot Hudders: Children's Media Management Strategies during COVID-19 - Dafna Lemish/Maya Götz: Conclusions: What to Keep in Mind for the Next Time - Appendix: The Questionnaire - List of Contributors - Index.