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UNINA9910825208803321 |
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Autore |
Weimann Gabriel <1950-> |
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Titolo |
Communicating unreality : modern media and the reconstruction of reality / / Gabriel Weimann |
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Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Sage Publications, c2000 |
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ISBN |
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1-322-41710-5 |
0-7619-1985-6 |
1-4522-6354-X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (456 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Mass media - Influence |
Mass media - Psychological aspects |
Mass media - Social aspects |
Mass media - United States |
Reality |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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