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Born March 8, 1931 • New York City • New York
Died October 5, 2003 (aged 72) • New York City • New York
Notable Works “Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business” • “Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology” • “The Disappearance of Childhood” • “The End of Education: Redefining the Value of School”
Subjects Of Study child development • mass media • television
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