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

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Wadsworth/ Cengage learning, Belmont, CA : 2009.Edition: 5th edDescription: xxiv, 373 p.; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780495503637 (pbk.) :
  • 0495503630 (pbk.) :
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • P90 .B285 2008
Contents:
Understanding and evaluating mass communication theory -- Four eras of mass communication theory -- The rise of media industries and mass society theory -- The rise of media theory in the age of propaganda -- Normative theories of mass communication -- The rise of limited-effects theory -- Moving beyond limited effects: focus on functionalism and children -- The emergence of critical and cultural theories of mass communication -- Audience theories: uses, reception, and effects -- Media and society: the rise of media in the social world -- Media and culture theories: meaning-making in the social world -- Afterword: the future of media theory and research.
Holdings
Item type Current library Home library Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Barcode
Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Main Collection P 90 .B37 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Copy Type:01 - Books Available 600422

Includes bibliographical references (p.349-363) and index.

Understanding and evaluating mass communication theory -- Four eras of mass communication theory -- The rise of media industries and mass society theory -- The rise of media theory in the age of propaganda -- Normative theories of mass communication -- The rise of limited-effects theory -- Moving beyond limited effects: focus on functionalism and children -- The emergence of critical and cultural theories of mass communication -- Audience theories: uses, reception, and effects -- Media and society: the rise of media in the social world -- Media and culture theories: meaning-making in the social world -- Afterword: the future of media theory and research.

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