â²In his beautifully balanced, clear and broad-ranging account of a fast-changing field, Paul Hodkinson has successfully brought together myriad perspectives with which to critically analyse todayâ²s media culture and media society.â²â Sonia Livingstone, Professor of Media & Communication, LSE
Paul Hodkinsonâ²s bestseller is back, once again exploring the concepts and complexities of the media in an accessible, balanced and engaging style. Additions to the Second Edition include:
- A new chapter on advertising and sponsorship
- Extensive revision and updating throughout all chapters
- New material on technologies, censorship, online news, fan cultures and representations of poverty
- Greater emphasis on and examples of digital, interactive and mobile media throughout
- Fully reworked chapter on media, community and difference
- Up-to-date examples covering everything from social media, contemporary advertising, news events and mobile technologies, to representations of class, ethnicity and gender.
Combining a critical survey of the field with a finely judged assessment of cutting-edge developments, this Second Edition cements its reputation as the must-have text for any undergraduate student studying media, culture and society.
Categories:
- Politics & Social Sciences
- Sociology
- Reference
- Sociology
Publisher : SAGE Publications Ltd
Author : Hodkinson, Paul
Language : English
Edition : Second
Published :2017-03-15
Number Of Pages : 326
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 1473902363
ISBN-13 : 9781473902367
Item weight : 1.41 lb
Dimensions : 0.87 in x 7.24 in x 9.06 in
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