Hodkinson, Paul,

Media, culture and society : an introduction / Paul Hodkinson. - Edition 3 - xiv, 357 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

PART ONE: ELEMENTS OF MEDIA
Chapter 2: Media Technologies Chapter 3: Media Industries Chapter 4: Media Content Chapter 5: Media Users
PART TWO: MEDIA, POWER AND CONTROL
Chapter 6: Media as Manipulation? Marxism, Ideology and Exploitation Chapter 7: The Construction of News Chapter 8: Media Purpose and Control Chapter 9: Advertising Chapter 10: Media, Democracy and the Public Sphere
PART THREE: MEDIA, IDENTITY AND CULTURE
Chapter 11: Media, Community and Individualisation Chapter 12: Media, Race and Ethnicity Chapter 13: Mediated Gender Chapter 14: The Mediation of Everything

"Combining a critical survey of the field of media studies with a finely judged assessment of cutting-edge developments, this book is the 'must have' text for any undergraduate student studying media and communication studies"--

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Mass media--Social aspects.
Mass media --Political aspects.

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