Word: levine
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...invent a dizzying array of plots and a surprising cast of characters to embellish the scene. When children imitate what they see on TV, however, they do not sift the play through their own experience. "The boys end up imitating violence they don't even understand," says co-author Levin, an associate professor of education at Boston's Wheelock College...
...what is a parent to do? In their book, Carlsson-Paige and Levin, who both / raised sons who were attracted to war-related toys, offer tips for combatting unimaginative play. Among them...
...several years, educators and parents have been concerned that the proliferation of war toys and games is making children more aggressive and desensitizing them to violence. Educators Nancy Carlsson-Paige and Diane Levin explore that troubling issue in their new book Who's Calling the Shots?: How to Respond Effectively to Children's Fascination with War Play and War Toys (New Society Publishers; $12.95). According to Carlsson-Paige and Levin, the damage being done is even worse than just making kids want to fight. TV- based war toys, say the authors, can destroy a child's creativity by luring...
...interviews with parents, teachers and day-care providers, Carlsson-Paige and Levin found that the strong-arm tactics of the Transformers, He-Man, G.I. Joe and other cartoon characters spill over into real life. Kids imitate the aggressive behavior without always realizing that they may hurt their playmates. In the cartoons and video games used as models, there is a lot of punching and shooting but very little emphasis on the pain such actions can cause. Thus children lose touch with the consequences of violence. And when they do hurt someone else in their imitative battles, they may not accept...
...Everybody loved her," said Linda Levin '93, who last semester took Lit and Arts B-56, "Structure and Form Through Music and Movement," which Vosgerchian co-taught. "She was funny, fun, energetic, and inspiring...