Media and society : a critical perspective

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Media and society : a critical perspective

Arthur Asa Berger

(R & L series in mass communication)

Rowman & Littlefield, c2003

  • : cloth
  • : pbk

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Note

Bibliography: p. 217-229

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: cloth ISBN 9780742525115

Description

This is an introduction to the role that mass media - and the messages and texts they carry - play in our lives and our society. Arthur Asa Berger explores the time we spend with media, media aesthetics, ethics, audiences, media effects, technologies, violence and sexuality in media, and ownership. "Media and Society" aims to help us understand the relationship between consumers and media - the books, television, radio, magazines, web sites, video games, newspapers, movies, and other mass media we encounter every day.
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780742525122

Description

Media and Society is a lively, illustrated introduction to the role that mass media - and the messages and texts they carry - play in our lives and our society. Arthur Asa Berger explores the time we spend with media, media aesthetics, ethics, audiences, media effects, technologies, violence and sexuality in media, and ownership. Media and Society helps us understand the relationship between consumers and media - the books, television, radio, magazines, web sites, video games, newspapers, movies, and other mass media we encounter every day. Visit our website for sample chapters!

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Details

  • NCID
    BA65537126
  • ISBN
    • 0742525112
    • 0742525120
  • LCCN
    03008612
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Lanham, Md.
  • Pages/Volumes
    ix, 238 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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