The Lively Audience

A Study of Children Around the TV Set

Patricia Palmer

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Routledge
04 June 2025

Television; TV & society; Age groups: children

Series: Routledge Library Editions: Broadcasting

The Lively Audience (1986) studies television from the children’s own point of view. Contrary to most prevailing opinion, it contends that television has much to teach children, and that their relationship with the medium is not one of passive dependency after all. Research shows that what children gain from television depends very much on the child’s age and social experience, and that children ‘see’ television differently from adults. This book examines this issue, and gives us a different understanding of the child audience and the impact of their television viewing.

By: Patricia Palmer
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781032641324
ISBN 10: 1032641320
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Broadcasting
Pages: 174
Publication Date: 04 June 2025
Audience: Adult education , Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

1. A New Look at Children and Television 2. Methods of Research 3. TV: The Child’s View 4. Family Room, TV Room 5. Talk-Back Television 6. The Friendship Network 7. What is ‘Children’s Television’? 8. The Lively Audience