
Mass Media
Marsha Jones(Author)
Red Globe Press
Published on 7. January 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
X, 260 pages
978-0-333-67206-8 (ISBN)
Description
This is a lively text that offers comprehensive coverage of this exciting and popular topic. It examines major theoretical debates concerning the media and recent issues such as globalisation and new technology. It offers activities that enable students to practise their interpretation, application and evaluation skills.
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Series
Edition
1999
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Adult education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
418 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-67206-8 (9780333672068)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
MARSHA JONES is an experienced teacher of A level Sociology and Media Studies and has been a senior examiner for AEB A level Sociology for several years.
EMMA JONES is an experienced teacher of A level Sociology and is an Assistant Examiner for AEB A level Sociology. They are mother and daughter.
EMMA JONES is an experienced teacher of A level Sociology and is an Assistant Examiner for AEB A level Sociology. They are mother and daughter.
Content
Introduction.- Media Use.- Histories of the Media.- Marxist and Pluralist Theories of the Media.- Feminism, Postmodernism and the Mass Culture Debate.- Making the News: Selection and Presentation (Is the Truth Out There?).- Representation.- Deviancy Amplification and Moral Panics.- Audiences.- Politics and the Media.- Globalisation, New Technologies, New Futures.