Constructing The Child Viewer: A History Of The... -

The text you are looking for likely refers to the scholarly book written by Carmen Luke and published in 1990 by Bloomsbury (originally Praeger) . Overview and Theoretical Framework

This work is a critical historical analysis that examines how the "child viewer" was not just a biological reality but a social and academic construct created through three decades of U.S. research and public debate. Constructing the Child Viewer: A History of the...

: Luke explores the idea of "rhetorical displacement," where social anxieties about "unruly" youth or new technology are funneled into educational and intervention programs. These programs often aim to "inoculate" children to preserve traditional, print-based models of childhood. The text you are looking for likely refers