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Mass communication theory : foundations, ferment, and future / Stanley J. Baran, Dennis K. Davis.

By: Contributor(s): Series: Wadsworth series in mass communication and journalismPublication details: Belmont, CA : Thomson/Wadsworth, c2006Edition: 4th editionDescription: xix, 412 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0534637973 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 302.2 22 BAR
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Contents
Section One. Introduction to Mass Communication Theory
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Understanding and Evaluating mass Communication Theory

Section Two. The Era of mass Society and Mass Culture
Chapter 3. The Rise of the media industries and mass society theory
Chapter 4. The Rise of media theory in the age of propaganda
Chapter 5. Normative Theories of Mass Communication

Section Three. The Rise and Fall of Limited Effects
Chapter 7. Middle-Range Theory and Consolidation of the Limited-Effects Paradigm
Chapter 8. Challenging the Dominant Paradigm: Children, Systems and Effects

Section Four. Contemporary Mass Communication Theory: Searching for Census and Confronting Challenges
Chapter 9. Emergence of critical and Cultural Theories of mass Communication
Chapter 10. Media and Audiences: Theories about the role of media in everyday life.
Chapter 11. Theories of Media, Culture and Society
Chapter 12. Trends in mass Communication Theory: Seeking Consensus, facing Challenges

Includes bibliographical references (p. 387-404) and index.

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