1st Edition

Media Sociology

By David Barrat Copyright 1986
144 Pages
by Routledge

148 Pages
by Routledge

144 Pages
by Routledge

The British post-war campaign to ban American horror comics neatly illustrates many of the pitfalls of media research. It is the first case-study used by David Barrat as he reviews this rapidly growing field of sociology. He gives a clear account of how and why sociologists have studied the media, looking in particular at the arguments about the effects of television, video, comics, newspapers,... Read more
1. Development and Approaches 2. Effects 3. The Social Context of Media Production 4. Media Research References Index

Biography

David Barrat