Ever since Joseph Goebbels commissioned studies of mass media audiences, the behavior of audiences has been of consuming interest to politicians, practitioners, and academics alike. This book offers a comprehensive survey of contemporary academic audience research along with a brief account of its history and development. Looking at such major themes as social influences, public opinion, individual impacts and uses, children and young people, cultures of class and nation, and families and households, the book presents a group of key studies on a relevant topic, followed by a specially...
Ever since Joseph Goebbels commissioned studies of mass media audiences, the behavior of audiences has been of consuming interest to politicians, prac...
This book pays special tribute to Professor James D. Halloran at his retirement after 18 years as president of the International Association for Mass Communication Research. Each chapter is a succinct learning unit in the field of mass communications.
This book pays special tribute to Professor James D. Halloran at his retirement after 18 years as president of the International Association for Ma...