Meyrowitz, Joshua.

No sense of place : the impact of electronic media on social behavior / Joshua Meyrowitz. - New York : Oxford University Press, 1985. - xv, 416 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 374-390.

Introduction : Behavior in Its Place -- Part I : Media as Change Mechanisms. Media and Behavior : A Missing Link ; Media, Situations, and Behavior ; Why Roles Change When Media Change -- Part II : From Print Situations to Electronic Situations. The Merging of Public Spheres ; The Blurring of Public and Private Behaviors ; The Separation of Social Place from Physical Place -- Part III : The New Social Landscape. New Group Identities ; New Ways of Becoming ; Questioning Authority ; Effect Loops -- Part IV : Three Dimensions of Social Change. The Merging of Masculinity and Femininity ; The Blurring of Childhood and Adulthood ; Lowering the Political Hero to Our Level -- Conclusion. Where Have We Been, Where Are We Going?

An analysis of how the media have come to alter every day social experiences for both adults and children.

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Mass media--Social aspects.
Communication--Social aspects.
Social change.
Mass media--Social aspects--United States.
Communication--Social aspects--United States.


United States--Social conditions.

HM258 / .M49 1985