ABSTRACT

This distinctive collection offers a unique set of meta-analyses covering the breadth of media effects research. Editor Raymond W. Preiss and his colleagues bring together an all-star list of contributors. Organized by theories, outcomes, and mass media campaigns, the chapters included here offer important insights on what current social science re

chapter 2|16 pages

Media, Messages, and Meta-Analysis

chapter 3|6 pages

Wherefore Art Thou Mass Media Theory?

chapter 4|15 pages

Effects of Agenda Setting

chapter 5|28 pages

Media Priming: A Meta-Analysis

chapter 12|18 pages

Effects of Sexually Explicit Media

chapter 16|17 pages

Effects of Music

chapter 19|11 pages

Many Faces of Media Effects

chapter 20|18 pages

Meta-Analyses of Mediated Health Campaigns

chapter 23|14 pages

Media Use and Political Involvement

chapter 24|23 pages

Mass Media and Voter Turnout

chapter 27|11 pages

What's in a Meta-Analysis