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The psychology of media and politics

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	The psychology of media and politics/ George Comstock, Erica Scharrer.
Author:	Comstock, George A.
other author:	Scharrer, Erica.
Published:	Burlington, MA :Elsevier Academic Press, : c2005.,
Description:	xii, 316 p. :ill. ; : 24 cm.;
Subject:	Politieke communicatie. -
Online resource:	An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information
Online resource:	An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information
Online resource:	http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip055/2004030217.html
Online resource:	http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0617/2004030217-d.html
ISBN:	9780121835521

The psychology of media and politics
Comstock, George A.

The psychology of media and politics[electronic resource] /George Comstock, Erica Scharrer. - Burlington, MA :Elsevier Academic Press,c2005. - xii, 316 p. :ill. ;24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Psychology of Media and Politics -- George Comstock and Erica Scharrer -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Part I -- Early Knowledge -- Chapter I Conventional Wisdom -- Chapter II Necessary Corrections -- Part II -- Press and Public -- Chapter III The New Media -- Chapter IV The Goods -- Chapter V Heterogeneous Faces -- Part III -- The Collective Self -- Chapter VI Using the Media -- Chapter VII Beyond Politics -- References -- Epilogue -- Author Index -- Subject Index.

Research indicates that people discount their own opinions and experiences in favor of those of "experts" as espoused in the media. The framing of news coverage thus has a profound impact on public opinion, and political decision making as a response to public outcry. However, the choice of how to frame the news is typically made to solicit viewership and high ratings rather than to convey accurate and meaningful information. This book discusses why people discount their own opinions, how the media shapes the news, when this drives political decision making, and what the effect is on the future of society. Issues addressed include: * How powerful are the media in shaping political beliefs/judgment? * How has this power changed in recent years? * How does media influence voting behavior? * To what extent do media opinions affect political decision making? * Demonstrates the ways in which the media both constrain and facilitate democratic participation * Provides insight into why individuals have varying levels of attention to and interest in politics * Discusses such issues as political advertising, polls, debates, and journalists' pursuit of scandal * Describes why only some Americans turn out to vote in prominent elections. * Offers a model of personal- versus social-level influences that extends beyond politics into other important topic areas * Brings together research and theories from the fields of Communication, Psychology, and Political Science * Reviews hundreds of key sources, both historical and contemporary.

Electronic reproduction.
Amsterdam :
Elsevier Science & Technology,
2007.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

ISBN: 9780121835521

Source: 90663:90663Elsevier Science & Technologyhttp://www.sciencedirect.comSubjects--Topical Terms:

655701
Politieke communicatie.
Index Terms--Genre/Form:

554714
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: JA85 / .C677 2005eb

Dewey Class. No.: 320/.01/4

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