ABSTRACT

Hailed as one of the "most significant books of the twentieth century" by Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, Mediating the Message has long been an essential text for media effects scholars and students of media sociology. This new edition of the classic media sociology textbook now offers students a comprehensive, theoretical approach to media content in the twenty-first century, with an added focus on entertainment media and the Internet. 

chapter 1|15 pages

Media Content and Theory

chapter 2|23 pages

Beyond Processes and Effects

chapter 3|25 pages

Mediating Reality

chapter 4|31 pages

Social Systems

chapter 5|35 pages

Social Institutions

chapter 6|34 pages

Organizations

chapter 7|40 pages

Routines

chapter 8|35 pages

Individuals

chapter 9|8 pages

Studying the Hierarchical Model