Media/Society: Technology, Industries, Content, and Users

By David R Croteau

Book Overview

"The best text to help students understand the often-complicated, ever-changing relationship between media and society."

--Seong-Jae Min, Pace University

Providing a framework for understanding the relationship between media and society, this updated Sixth Edition of Media/Society helps students develop the skills they need to critically evaluate both conventional wisdom and their own assumptions about the social role of the media. The book retains its acclaimed sociological framework but now includes additional discussions of new research and up-to-date coverage of today's rapidly changing media landscape. Now featuring streamlined content and a more engaging narrative, this edition offers expanded discussions of the "new media" world, including digitization, the internet, the spread of mobile media devices, the role of user-generated content, the potential social impact of new media on society, and new media's effect on traditional media outlets.

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Use ISBN: 9781544361246

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 150631533X
• ISBN13: 9781506315331
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 488 Pages
• Weight: 1.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.3" x 9.1"