Mass communication theory : foundations, ferment, and future /

Baran, Stanley J.

Mass communication theory : foundations, ferment, and future / Stanley J. Baran, Dennis K. Davis - Seventh edition - xxi, 408 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Cengage series in mass communication and journalism . - Cengage series in mass communication and journalism .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-396) 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.

9781285052076 1285052072

2013949097


Mass media--Philosophy

P 90 B225M 2015

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