Media effects

"Media effects offers students an in-depth examination of the media's constant influence on individuals and society. W. James Potter frames media's effects in two templates: influence on individuals and influence on larger social structures and institutions. By positioning the differe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Potter, W. James (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks, California : Sage Publications , c2012
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Why study media effects?
  • 2. Defining key ideas
  • 3. What is a media effect?
  • 4. Media influence
  • 5. Theories of media effects
  • 6. Physiological effects
  • 7. Cognitive effects
  • 8. Belief effects
  • 9. Attitude effects
  • 10. Affective effects
  • 11. Behavioral effects
  • 12. Macro-level effects on the public
  • 13. Macro-level effects on institutions
  • 14. Macro-level effects on society, culture, and mass media
  • 15. Cautions
  • 16. Springboard