Media Sociology

A Reappraisal

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

Av Silvio Waisbord, Silvio (George Washington University, USA) Waisbord

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Where is sociology in contemporary media studies? How do sociological questions and arguments shape media analysis? These are the questions addressed in this timely collection on media sociology. Sociology was fundamental in defining the analytical boundaries of early media studies, from the study of news and communities to media effects and public opinion, in the first half of the last century. Since then, media sociology has experienced significant changes that have led to new theoretical questions and thematic priorities. This book aims to reassess the past and present relationship between media studies and sociology. With original contributions from leading scholars, Media Sociology: A Reappraisal examines the significance of sociology for the study of media economics, industries, news, audiences, journalism, and digital technologies, and the links between media and race, gender, and class. As a whole, this much-needed volume takes a retrospective view to trace the evolution of media sociology and assess current research directions.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2014-04-04
Mått154 x 229 x 24 mm
Vikt458 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor256
FörlagJohn Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN9780745670560

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Introduction: Reappraising Media Sociology Silvio Waisbord Part I Media, Institutions, and Politics 1 Strategy Follows Structure: A Media Sociology Manifesto Rodney Benson2 Linking Media Sociology to Political Development in Trans-Legislative Democracies Michael Schudson3 Back to the Future? The Sociology of News and Journalism from Black and White to the Digital AgeHoward Tumber Part II Media Industries and Audiences 4 Agency, Social Interaction, and Audience Studies Richard Butsch5 Media Industry Sociology: Mainstream, Critical, and Cultural PerspectivesTimothy Havens6 The Political Economy of Media Work and WatchingToby Miller Part III Media representations 7 When Media Representation Met SociologyShani Orgad8 Too Little But Not Too Late: Sociological Contributions to Feminist Media Studies Laura Grindstaff and Andrea Press9 Media Sociology and the Study of Race Ronald N. Jacobs Part IV Digital Technologies, Self, and Society 10 Digital Media Technology and the Spirit of the New Capitalism: What Future for “Aesthetic Critique”? Graeme Kirkpatrick11 Mobile Communication and Mediated Interpersonal CommunicationRich Ling12 Sociology and the Socially Mediated Self Jeff Pooley

''It's high time for media sociology to be addressed once more and good to see it done in such a refreshingly questioning way. In this well-edited and valuable collection by a highly competent group of writers, the continuing relevance of sociological thinking for media in the digital age is signalled and some essential terrain marked out afresh.''Philip Schlesinger, University of Glasgow''Although sociology and sociological theory lay at the foundation of the study of media, they have been largely displaced by narrow public opinion and psychological approaches. This anthology reestablishes the importance of media sociology, with its focus grounded in the fundamental concepts of structure, institutions, and power. A significant contribution and a good read.''Robert Horwitz, University of California San Diego