Mass Media in a changing world : History Industry Controversy /
Seorge Rodman
- fourth edition
- 498 pages illustrations
I: Media/society 1. Media and the social world II: Production: the media industry and the social world 2. The economics of the media industry 3. Political influence on media 4. Media organizations and professionals III: Content: media representations of the social world 5. Media and ideology 6. Social inequality and media representation IV: Audiences: meaning and influence 7. Media influence and the political world 8. Active audiences and the construction of meaning 9. Media technology and social change V: Globalization and the future 10. Media in a changing global culture
The authors show how the media shapes, and is shaped by, not only society but also individuals. The focus of the book is on the huge influence the media exerts on society in general and on individuals in particular