Media Effects

A Narrative Perspective

AvJames Shanahan

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

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Beskrivning

Does exposure to media violence make us more violent? Do stereotypes in the media affect the way we see different social groups? Do media institutions play any role in social change? Media Effects is a concise introduction which studies the ways in which media use affects society. James Shanahan explores how researchers and society became interested in media effects, outlines the important developments in the field, and looks at how research on narrative is playing a progressively important role in revealing what we know. The book also provides a timely interweaving of different perspectives, ranging from concerned and critical voices within media studies to quantitative psychological approaches which tend to be more sceptical about powerful media effects. Concise and authoritative, Media Effects is the go-to text for students and scholars getting to grips with this fascinating and important topic.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2020-10-02
Mått:150 x 213 x 25 mm
Vikt:476 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Key Concepts in Media and Cultural Studies
Antal sidor:224
Förlag:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN:9781509535767

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Referensverk och tvärvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

James Shanahan is Dean of the Media School at Indiana University, Bloomington.

Recensioner i media

"James Shanahan provides a compelling new map for well-trodden ground, theory and research on media effects. His book is impressively wide-ranging at the same time that it coalesces into sharp focus. I was excited to find new synergies, new insights, and new possibilities for explorations of the ways that the media shape individuals and the wider social world."—Erica Scharrer, University of Massachusetts"Too rarely do prominent scholars take the time to pause and take stock of their own academic field. Media Effects is a rare exception. Jim Shanahan offers us his very nuanced and compelling editorial take on almost a century of media effects research that has hopefully learned from its own past. It is particularly refreshing to have one of the eminent media effects researchers of our time help us to separate signal from noise in this rapidly growing field of research."—Dietram Scheufele, University of Wisconsin

Innehållsförteckning

Preface Acknowledgments1 Introduction“Media effects”: What are they?“Media effects”: An etymologyOpinion“Mass” communication“A word has appeared”: PropagandaPublic opinionToward media effectsAnother wayCritical studiesCultural studiesOther concerns and outlooksSummary and outlineNotes2 A Narrative PerspectiveThe narrative perspectiveNarrative theories, communication, and mediaMedia effects: Reluctantly focused on persuasionRecovering oralityNarrative structureNarrative psychology and the evolution of narrativeThe evolution of narrativeNotes3 Media and ViolenceImitation and social learningScientific agreementNew technologies and new concerns: Guns, video games, institutional opinionsAn uneasy consensusCultural indicatorsThe Violence ProfileCultivationViolence as a cultural indicatorCultivation and narrativeNotes4 Media and Social RepresentationRepresentation and effectsWomenAfrican AmericansSexual minorities and social changeSummaryNotes5 Media Use and Social ControlCultural indicators and social controlAuthoritarianismThe irony of the turn from propaganda: The reality of powerful media effectsSummaryNotes6 “New” Media, New Narratives?Categories of media effects researchThe “new” new media?Post-mass mediaNetworks and media theoryTwo Americas?Did technology change narrative?Convergence cultureDigital degradationSummaryNotes7 ConclusionMedia as conversationConversations and narrativesSymptoms, Dx, and RxReferencesIndex