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Mass media; Research; Methodology

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  • Media Research Methodsby Barrie Gunter

    Sage Publications Ltd. 1999; US$ 61.00

    In this book, Barrie Gunter provides a broad overview of the methodological perspectives adopted by media researchers in their attempt to derive a better understanding of the nature, role and impact of media in society. By tracing the epistemological and theoretical roots of the major methodological perspectives, Gunter identifies the various schools of social scientific research that have determined the major perspectives in the area. Drawing a distinction between quantitative and qualitative methods, he discusses the relative advantages and disadvantages of each approach, and examines recent trends that signal a convergence of approaches and their associated forms of research. The unique strength of this book is that it discusses the theoretical... more...

  • International Media Researchby John Corner; Philip Schlesinger; Roger Silverstone

    Routledge 1998; US$ 57.95

    This major survey firmly places media research in the wider context of political and social change and its analysis, and provides a defining but also questioning perspective on its achievements. more...

  • Communication Under the Microscopeby Peter Bull

    Routledge 2001; US$ 95.00

    Peter Bull analyses many aspects of communication. The book brings together a range of approaches and accompanying contextual analyses and helps to chart and delineate the often disparate research that has been undertaken in this area. more...

  • Handbook of Qualitative Methodologies for Mass Communicationby Klaus Bruhn Jensen; Nicholas W. Jankowski

    Routledge 1991; US$ 39.95

    This is the first volume that covers the use of qualitative research methods in mass media research. Theoretical insights are incorporated from discourse analysis, ethnography and reception theory. more...

  • Handbook of Media and Communication Researchby Klaus Bruhn Jensen

    Routledge 2002; US$ 37.95

    This title offers a comprehensive review of earlier research and a set of guidelines for how to think about, plan, and carry out studies of media and communications. It will be the standard reference work for students and researchers. more...

  • Critical Communication Studiesby Hanno Hardt

    Routledge 1992; US$ 45.95

    Critical Communication Studies provides a substantive foundation for the understanding of the history and development of communication studies as a critical discipline. more...

  • Handbook Of Research On Teaching Literacy Through The Communicative And Visual Artsby James Flood; Shirley Brice Heath; Diane Lapp

    Lawrence Erlbaum Associates 2005; US$ 119.95

    In an era characterized by the rapid evolution of the concept of literacy, this handbook focuses on multiple ways in which learners gain access to knowledge and skills. It explores the possibilities of broadening current conceptualizations of literacy to include the full array of the communicative arts. more...

  • Information and Communication Technologies in Everyday Lifeby Leslie Haddon

    Berg Publishers 2004; US$ 99.95

    The internet, television, mobile phones, computer-based devices and other new forms of information technology are changing at a rapid pace with potentially profound but also subtle influences on social life. Yet, they also pose challenges and have to be managed. This book offers a succinct introduction to both the experience and implications of these information and communication technologies (ICTs) in everyday life. Bringing together empirical and theoretical research in a coherent way, the aut hor offers a fresh approach to understanding ICTs and everyday life. He covers topics in key areas, such as the digital divide; children, youth and ICTs; the dynamics of ICTs within households; social networks and ICTs; and time, movement and public... more...

  • The Media in Europeby M. Kelly; G. Mazzoleni; D. McQuail

    Sage Publications Ltd. 2003; US$ 72.00

    First seeing light in 1986 as Electronic Media Policy in Europe , this collection of 23 country studies has, over the course of four editions expanded its scope to deal with all forms of mass media, including newspapers and the Internet. Each of the studies presented by Kelly (sociology, U. more...