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This textbook provides a comprehensive, historically based, authoritative introduction to mass communication theory. It is clearly written with examples, graphics, and other materials to illustrate key theories. It traces the emergence of two main bodies of mass communication theory; social and behavioral and critical and cultural, providing many examples of each and an in-depth discussion of the strengths and limitations of these two types of theory.The book emphasizes that media theories are human creations that typically are intended to address specific problems or issues.The books contextual information about the motives of theorists and the problems/issues they address make it easier for students to learn theory.

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Stanley Baran is the founding chair of the Department of Communication at Bryant University, where he teaches courses in mass communication and communication theory. His academic interests include critical research in mass communication, mass media and social construction of reality, as well as development and improvement of media literacy skills. Dr. Baran has published 10 books, several scholarly articles, and sits or has sat on the editorial boards of numerous journals. His work has been translated into six languages. He was a Senior Fulbright Scholar, Institute for Journalisms und Kommunikationsforschung, Hannover, Deutschland, in 1997. He has served as a consultant for many corporations and organizations, including IBM, ABC, GTE, and Westin Hotels.

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  • PublisherCengage Learning
  • Publication date1994
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  • ISBN 13 9780534176709
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