{"product_id":"media-effects-a-narrative-perspective-hardback-9781509535767","title":"Media Effects; A Narrative Perspective (Hardback) 9781509535767","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMedia Effects\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Narrative Perspective\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJames Shanahan (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509535767, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 2 October 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.3 x 15 x 2.5 cm, 0.476 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"James Shanahan provides a compelling new map for well-trodden ground, theory and research on media effects. His book is impressively wide-ranging at the same time that it coalesces into sharp focus. I was excited to find new synergies, new insights, and new possibilities for explorations of the ways that the media shape individuals and the wider social world.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eErica Scharrer, University of Massachusetts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Too rarely do prominent scholars take the time to pause and take stock of their own academic field. \u003ci\u003eMedia Effects\u003c\/i\u003e is a rare exception. Jim Shanahan offers us his very nuanced and compelling editorial take on almost a century of media effects research that has hopefully learned from its own past. It is particularly refreshing to have one of the eminent media effects researchers of our time help us to separate signal from noise in this rapidly growing field of research.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eDietram Scheufele, University of Wisconsin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDoes exposure to media violence make us more violent? Do stereotypes in the media affect the way we see different social groups? Do media institutions play any role in social change? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMedia Effects\u003c\/i\u003e is a concise introduction which studies the ways in which media use affects society. James Shanahan explores how researchers and society became interested in media effects, outlines the important developments in the field, and looks at how research on narrative is playing a progressively important role in revealing what we know. The book also provides a timely interweaving of different perspectives, ranging from concerned and critical voices within media studies to quantitative psychological approaches which tend to be more sceptical about powerful media effects. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConcise and authoritative, \u003ci\u003eMedia Effects\u003c\/i\u003e is the go-to text for students and scholars getting to grips with this fascinating and important topic.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Media effects”: What are they?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Media effects”: An etymology\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpinion\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Mass” communication\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“A word has appeared”: Propaganda\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublic opinion\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToward media effects\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnother way\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCritical studies\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural studies\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther concerns and outlooks\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary and outline\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 A Narrative Perspective\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe narrative perspective\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNarrative theories, communication, and media\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMedia effects: Reluctantly focused on persuasion\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecovering orality\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNarrative structure\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNarrative psychology and the evolution of narrative\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe evolution of narrative\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Media and Violence\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImitation and social learning\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScientific agreement\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew technologies and new concerns: Guns, video games, institutional opinions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn uneasy consensus\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural indicators\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Violence Profile\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultivation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eViolence as a cultural indicator\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultivation and narrative\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Media and Social Representation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRepresentation and effects\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWomen\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfrican Americans\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSexual minorities and social change\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Media Use and Social Control\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural indicators and social control\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthoritarianism\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe irony of the turn from propaganda: The reality of powerful media effects\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 “New” Media, New Narratives?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCategories of media effects research\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe “new” new media?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePost-mass media\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNetworks and media theory\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo Americas?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDid technology change narrative?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConvergence culture\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDigital degradation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Conclusion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMedia as conversation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConversations and narratives\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSymptoms, Dx, and Rx\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Society \u0026amp; culture: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Society \u0026amp; culture: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Society%20\u0026amp;%20culture:%20general%20%5BJF%5D%22\"\u003eJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52441796215064,"sku":"9781509535767","price":42.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509535767.jpg?v=1785025856","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/media-effects-a-narrative-perspective-hardback-9781509535767","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}