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List of contents
Foreword to the English edition
Introduction
1. Contexts of Paul Lazarsfeld’s Communication Studies
1.1. Paul Lazarsfeld’s Life Story
1.2. The Social Context of Lazarsfeld’s Life and Work in Vienna
1.3. Place of Communication’s Research in the Context of Lazarsfeld’s Work
1.4. Paul Lazarsfeld’s Contribution to Communications Studies in Mass Communication Theory and Research Contexts
2. Paul Lazarsfeld’s First 'Communications Studies'
2.1. The early stages of cooperation with Austrian Radio - Psychological Experiments
2.2. Research on Radio-Wein Listeners - Lazarsfeld’s RAVAG Stusy
2.3. Magazines in American Cities - Secondary Analysis of Aggregate Data
3. Princeton’s Years of Radio Research
3.1. The Serach for a Project Director
3.2. The First Research Reports
3.3. Radio and the Printed Page
3.3.1. Analysing and Building Radio Audiences 3.3.2. Radio and Print: Reciprocal Influences
3.4. The Research Moves to Columbia University
4. The Radio Research Yearbooks During World War 2
4.1. Radio Broadcasting for Specific Groups of Listeners
4.2. Music Broadcasting Analysis and Paul Lazarsfeld’s Collaboration with
Theodore Adorno
4.3. Wartime Radio Broadca
About the author
Hynek Jeřábek is a professor of sociology at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic
Summary
Lazarsfeld was a key figure in the history of communications research. This monograph represents a detailed account of Lazarsfeld’s contributions as both a researcher and an institutional leader. It focuses on the years between 1931 and 1949, mentioning Lazarsfeld’s early work and innovative methodology in Vienna and in the U.S.
