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Record Nr.

UNINA9910480809403321

Autore

Weimann Gabriel <1950->

Titolo

Communicating unreality [[electronic resource] ] : modern media and the reconstruction of reality / / Gabriel Weimann

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c1999

ISBN

1-322-41710-5

0-7619-1985-6

1-4522-6354-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (458 p.)

Disciplina

302.23

Soggetti

Mass media - Influence

Mass media - Psychological aspects

Mass media - Social aspects

Mass media - United States

Reality

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I - The Reconstruction of Reality; Chapter 1 - Living in a Mediated World; Chapter 2 - The Debate Over Media Effects; Chapter 3 - Cultivation and Mainstreaming; Chapter 4 - The Psychology of Cultivation; Part II - Mediated Realities; Chapter 5 - The Mean and Scary World; Chapter 6 - Sex and Sexuality; Chapter 7 - Death and Suicide; Chapter 8 - The World According to M T V; Chapter 9 - Portrayal of Groups; Chapter 10 - Images o f America; Chapter 11 - The Unreal War; Part III - Cord usions

Chapter 12 - Virtual Reality: Virtual or Real?Chapter 13 - Communicating Unreality; References; Author Index; Subject Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

This study reviews the images and meanings which play a vital role in our mass-mediated world. The author demonstrates that there is often a large gap between reality and the reconstruction of realities as communicated by the mass media.