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E-book
Author Perse, Elizabeth M

Title Media Effects and Society
Edition 2nd ed
Published London : Taylor and Francis, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (348 pages)
Series Routledge Communication Series
Routledge communication series.
Contents Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Notes on the Authors; 1 Introduction: Do Media Have Effects?; What Kind of Effects do the Mass Media Have?; The Presumption of Media Effects; The Strength of Media Impact; Some Problems in Interpreting Evidence of Media Effects; Why aren't Media Effects Stronger?; Criticism of Media Effects Approaches; Why is it Important to Study Media Effects?; Ways to Conceptualize Media Effects: Dimensions of Media Effects; Summary; 2 Models of Media Effects; The "Received View" of the Study of Media Effects; Four Models of Media Effects
Some Notes of Caution about the Four Models3 Media Effects and Crisis; Theoretical Focus: The Functions of Mass Communication; Functions of Mass Communication during Crisis; Do the Media Fulfill Their Functions?; Summary; 4 Political Communication and Public Opinion; Theoretical Focus: Elaboration Likelihood Model; The Distinctions between Informed and Pseudo Public Opinion; Media Effects of Political Communication and the ELM; Summary; 5 Learning from the Media; Theory: Two Approaches to Learning; Passive Model of Learning; Children's Learning from Media; Media and Academic Achievement
Knowledge GapsSummary; 6 Socialization Effects; Acquisition of Stereotypes; Learning Unhealthy Behaviors; Summary; 7 Effects of Violent Media Content; Theories of Behavioral Effects of Violent Media Content; Effects of Sexually Violent Media Content; Summary; 8 Effects of Entertainment; Theoretical Focus: Uses and Gratifications; Use of the Media to Stimulate Emotions; Political Entertainment; Use of Entertainment to Form Interpersonal Connections; For Social Comparison: Effects on Body Satisfaction; Compulsive Media Use: Media Addiction; Summary; References; Index
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Subject Mass media -- Influence.
Mass media -- Social aspects.
Mass media -- Influence
Mass media -- Social aspects
Form Electronic book
Author Lambe, Jennifer
ISBN 9781136992353
1136992359