| Description |
x, 260 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Skills-based sociology |
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Skills-based sociology.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Media use -- Histories of the media -- Marxist and pluralist theories of the media -- Feminism, postmodernism and the mass cullture debate -- Making the news: selection and presentation (Is the truth out there?) -- Representation -- Deviancy amplification and moral panic -- Audiences and the effects of the media -- Politics and the media -- Globalisation, new technologies, new futures |
| Summary |
This is an up-to-date lively text that offers comprehensive coverage of this exciting and popular topic. It is based on an active-learning approach and offers many activities that enable students to practise their skills |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-252) and index |
| Subject |
Mass media -- Social aspects -- Great Britain.
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Mass media -- Social aspects.
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Mass media.
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| Author |
Jones, E. (Emma)
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| ISBN |
0333672062 |
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0333693507 (series) |
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