A cognitive psychology of mass communication /
Richard Jackson Harris.
- 3rd ed.
- Mahwah, N.J. ; London : Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc, 1999.
- xvii, 337 p. ; 24 cm + hbk
- LEA'S communication series. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-317) and indexes.
Mass communication in society: the textbook for our lives -- Research and theory in mass communication: How we study media scientifically -- Portrayals of groups: distorted social mirrors -- Advertising: food (and everything else) for thought -- Communication of values: media as parent and priest -- Sports: Marriage of convenience or conquest by television? -- News: setting the agenda about the world -- Politics: using news and advertising to win elections -- Violence: does all that mayhem matter? -- Sex: turning on, turning nasty -- Prosocial media: helpful media helping people -- Living constructively with media: taking charge in the new millennium.
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Mass media--Psychological aspects. Mass media--Social aspects.