| Mass Communication Research Methods Four-Volume Set Edition Contributor(s): Hansen, Anders (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1412930049 ISBN-13: 9781412930048 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd OUR PRICE: $1128.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2009 Annotation: Mass communication research is a sprawling and multidisciplinary field of research approaches and theories, drawing inspiration from a range of disciplines in the humanities and the social sciences, and even from such science disciplines such as mathematics, computing, and engineering. It continually develops and adapts to the changing nature and application of media technologies as well as changing political and social concerns with 'the media'. This major work combines 'pure' methods articles or discussions with a range of 'exemplary' applications - within particular theoretical frameworks - of each particular method or approach. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Reference | Research - Social Science | Media Studies - Social Science | Research |
| Dewey: 302.23 |
| LCCN: 2008927553 |
| Series: Sage Benchmarks in Social Research Methods |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (6.37 lbs) 1592 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Mass communication research is a sprawling and multidisciplinary field of research approaches and theories, drawing inspiration from a range of disciplines in the humanities and the social sciences, and even from such science disciplines such as mathematics, computing, and engineering. It continually develops and adapts to the changing nature and application of media technologies as well as changing political and social concerns with ′the media′. This major work combines ′pure′ methods articles or discussions with a range of ′exemplary′ applications - within particular theoretical frameworks - of each particular method or approach. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hansen, Anders: - Anders Hansen is a lecturer in mass communications at the University of Leicester and is the Deputy Director of the Centre for Mass Communication Research at this institution. . He has over twenty years of experience in media and communications research with his main research interests include science and health communication, media and the environment, news management and journalistic practices, media/new media activism, media roles in relation to education policy and professional status, and the roles of news and other media (including advertising) in representing and influencing political and social issues. He has published widely in journals and books and regularly referees articles for academic journals such as Cambridge Journal of Education; The European Journal of Communication; Public Understanding of Science; New Genetics and Society; Environment and History; Journalism: Theory, Practice and Criticism; The Communication Review; Political Studies; Health Education Research; Addiction Research and Theory; The British Medical Journal. |
