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Informationen zum Autor Arthur Asa Berger is Professor Emeritus at San Francisco State University, where he taught for 38 years. He is the author of numerous books and articles on tourism, media, popular culture and everyday life. Among his books on tourism are Vietnam Tourism, Thailand Tourism, The Golden Triangle, Deconstructing Travel and Bali Tourism. He has lectured in more than a dozen countries and his books have been translated into nine languages. Klappentext Media and Society: A Critical Perspective is a lively, illustrated introduction to the role that the mass media play in our lives, our society, and American culture. Featuring updated examples and expanded material on media theories, ideology, and new technology, the third edition helps students understand their relationship with the media they encounter daily. Zusammenfassung Media and Society: A Critical Perspective is a lively! illustrated introduction to the role that the mass media play in our lives! our society! and American culture. Featuring updated examples and expanded material on media theories! ideology! and new technology! the third edi... Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Introduction: You and the Media: A ConsiderationChapter 1: Media in Our Thoughts and LivesChapter 2: Media Usage in The United StatesChapter 3: Semiotics and Media AestheticsChapter 4: Media and Textual AnalysisChapter 5: Audiences I: CategoriesChapter 6: Audiences II: EffectsChapter 7: The Mass Culture/Mass Society HypothesisChapter 8: The Social Impact of New Media TechnologiesChapter 9: The Problem of Media ViolenceChapter 10: Media and Politics Chapter 11: Media ArtistsGlossaryBibliographyIndex
