Mass communication theory : foundations, ferment, and future / Stanley J. Baran, Dennis K. Davis
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TextSeries: Cengage series in mass communication and journalismPublication details: Stamford, CT : Cengage Learning, c2015Edition: 7th edDescription: xxi, 408 p. ; 24 cmISBN: - 9781285052076 (pbk.)
- 1285052072
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Understanding and evaluating mass communication theory -- Establishing the terms of the debate over media : the first trend in media theory--mass society and propaganda theories -- Normative theories of mass communication -- The media-effects trend -- The emergence of the critical cultural trend in North America -- Theories of media and human development : children and adolescents -- Audience theories : uses and reception -- Theories of media cognition and information processing -- Theories of the effect of media on society -- Media and culture theories : meaning-making in the social world -- The future of media theory and research