Breaking Your Child's TV Addiction

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1989

The Menace of the Corporate Newspaper: Fact or Fiction?

(This text studies the origins and effects of the corporat...)

This text studies the origins and effects of the corporate form of newspaper organisation. It explores the controversies surrounding corporate ownership through a review of the literature as well as by means of empirical research.

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1995

The Media Essays: From Local to Global

(Many scholars and citizens argue that global mass media a...)

Many scholars and citizens argue that global mass media are institutions that help political and economic elites around the world achieve their goals, often to the detriment of the less powerful and nonmainstream groups. This book of essays supports that propostiion but also shows that local mass media perform the same function for the communities they serve. All mainstream mass media perform a social control function for the communities or nations they serve.

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2003

China Girl: One Man's Adoption Story

(Professor David Demers had a good job and a good life. So...)

Professor David Demers had a good job and a good life. So why would the divorced man who had never changed a diaper adopt a Chinese baby girl on his own? China Girl answers this question and then tells the adoption story, including the trip to China and life afterward. China Girl is funny, heartwarming and suspenseful. Will this balding middle-aged man learn to care for and bond with Lee Ann, who is struggling to overcome some physical and health problems? Can he love her as much as a mother loves her child?

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2004

Dictionary of Mass Communication & Media Research: A Guide for Students, Scholars And Professionals

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2005

History And Future Of Mass Media: An Integrated Perspective (Hampton Press Communication Series (Mass Media & Journalism Subseries))

(This textbook argues that although corporate media are st...)

This textbook argues that although corporate media are structurally organized to maximize profits and produce content that generally helps elites achieve their goals; this doesn't mean corporate media have less capacity to facilitate social change than entrepreneurial or other forms of media. The historical evidence and comparative empirical studies presented in this book show that mass media become more, not less, critical of dominant power groups, institutions, and value systems.

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2007

The Ivory Tower of Babel: Why the Social Sciences Are Failing to Live Up to Their Promises

(Mainstream social science has come under fierce criticism...)

Mainstream social science has come under fierce criticism in recent decades for failing to have more impact on public policy. Critics say the social sciences are incapable of generating knowledge that can solve social problems. Others contend that partisan politics and university administrations are the problem. Politicians are more concerned about special interests than scientific research, and administrators care more about scholarly publications than solving social problems. Are the social sciences failing to live up to their promises? Have they outlived their usefulness? Have they become an Ivory Tower of Babel? Like the Babylonians, who built the infamous Tower of Babel, social scientists for the past two centuries have been building a tower of sorts, only this time it s composed of knowledge rather than bricks. The primary goal of these scholars anthropologists, communication scholars, economists, political scientists, sociologists and social psychologists has been to solve problems of social integration. The Babylonian tower was designed in part to unite people to one geographical area. Similarly, social scientists see their tower of knowledge as a means for solving social problems such as poverty, crime, drug abuse, inequality, unemployment, abuse of power that alienate people and groups from modern society. The Babylonians failed because of divine intervention, according to the Bible. The social scientists aren t finished building their tower. But, according to critics, the results so far look less like a tower of knowledge for solving social problems than an Ivory Tower of Babel one in which social scientists routinely dispute each other s theories and data, and even uncontested or well-supported findings rarely influence public policy. Disputes over the nature of truth and knowledge are so commonplace in the social sciences that many scholars believe a social science which uses methods from the natural sciences is incapable of generating knowledge that can solve social problems. This book examines the history and philosophy of the social sciences and theoretical and empirical research on the impact of social science. Suggestions are offered at the end for enhancing the impact of the social sciences. A number of scientific articles and books have been written about the impact (or lack thereof) of the social sciences on public policy, but none has been written specifically to appeal to both academics and a broader market composed of the general public and students in both undergraduate- and graduate-level courses. The author takes the reader on a journey inside one of the best kept secrets in higher education that much, if not most, of the research conducted in the social sciences has very little impact on public policy or on solving social problems. Are taxpayers getting their money's worth?

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2011

The Lonely Activist: An American Odyssey

(The true story of one man whose passion for liberty and d...)

The true story of one man whose passion for liberty and democracy enrages bureaucrats and sparks one of the most important academic free-speech legal cases of the 21st century. A must-read for students and professors in the social sciences and humanities, social activists, journalists, lawyers, librarians, civil libertarians, university administrators, conservatives and liberals. Sociology par excellence -- Demers powerfully illuminates the direction of American society.

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2015

Global Media: Menace or Messiah? (Hampton Press Communication Series. Mass Communications and Journalism)

(Describes and assesses the nature and consequences of the...)

Describes and assesses the nature and consequences of the increasing number of mergers among corporations in control of media that deliver content to audiences worldwide. The author examines how they are organized, the nature of their goals, and the implications of their continued growth.

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Precision Journalism: A Practical Guide (Commtext Series)

(Precision Journalism introduces professional journalists ...)

Precision Journalism introduces professional journalists and students to quantitative research methods essential to their work. It is a comprehensive and accessible guide to news gathering techniques such as public opinion polling and content analysis. Step-by-step, the elements and procedures of social research are clearly and concisely described. This practical volume is an ideal text supplement for journalism courses and an easy-to-use reference tool for working journalists.

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