{"product_id":"media-sociology-a-reappraisal-hardback-9780745670553","title":"Media Sociology; A Reappraisal (Hardback) 9780745670553","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMedia Sociology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Reappraisal\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSilvio Waisbord (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745670553, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 4 April 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 16 x 2.9 cm, 0.581 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''It's high time for media sociology to be addressed once more and good to see it done in such a refreshingly questioning way. In this well-edited and valuable collection by a highly competent group of writers, the continuing relevance of sociological thinking for media in the digital age is signalled and some essential terrain marked out afresh.''\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePhilip Schlesinger, University of Glasgow\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e''Although sociology and sociological theory lay at the foundation of the study of media, they have been largely displaced by narrow public opinion and psychological approaches. This anthology reestablishes the importance of media sociology, with its focus grounded in the fundamental concepts of structure, institutions, and power. A significant contribution and a good read.''\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eRobert Horwitz, University of California San Diego\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\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\"\u003eWhere is sociology in contemporary media studies? How do sociological questions and arguments shape media analysis? These are the questions addressed in this timely collection on media sociology. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSociology was fundamental in defining the analytical boundaries of early media studies, from the study of news and communities to media effects and public opinion, in the first half of the last century. Since then, media sociology has experienced significant changes that have led to new theoretical questions and thematic priorities. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book aims to reassess the past and present relationship between media studies and sociology. With original contributions from leading scholars, \u003ci\u003eMedia Sociology: A Reappraisal\u003c\/i\u003e examines the significance of sociology for the study of media economics, industries, news, audiences, journalism, and digital technologies, and the links between media and race, gender, and class. As a whole, this much-needed volume takes a retrospective view to trace the evolution of media sociology and assess current research directions.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: Reappraising Media Sociology             \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSilvio Waisbord\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart I Media, Institutions, and Politics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 1 Strategy Follows Structure: A Media Sociology Manifesto \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRodney Benson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2 Linking Media Sociology to Political Development in Trans-Legislative Democracies \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Schudson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 3 Back to the Future? The Sociology of News and Journalism from Black and White to the   Digital Age\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHoward Tumber\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart II Media Industries and Audiences\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 4 Agency, Social Interaction, and Audience Studies \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard Butsch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5 Media Industry Sociology: Mainstream, Critical, and Cultural Perspectives\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimothy Havens\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 6 The Political Economy of Media Work and Watching\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eToby Miller  \u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart III Media representations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 7 When Media Representation Met Sociology \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShani Orgad\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 8 Too Little But Not Too Late: Sociological Contributions to Feminist Media Studies \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaura Grindstaff and Andrea Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 9 Media Sociology and the Study of Race \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRonald N. 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