03505nam 22006374a 450 991082686750332120200520144314.01-280-62857-X97866106285750-08-045425-9(CKB)1000000000364440(EBL)269515(OCoLC)475997126(SSID)ssj0000230188(PQKBManifestationID)11185834(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000230188(PQKBWorkID)10177425(PQKB)11666093(MiAaPQ)EBC269515(Au-PeEL)EBL269515(CaPaEBR)ebr10138189(CaONFJC)MIL62857(OCoLC)76823095(EXLCZ)99100000000036444020041217d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe psychology of media and politics /George Comstock, Erica Scharrer1st ed.Burlington, MA Elsevier Academic Pressc20051 online resource (329 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-12-183552-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front cover; Title page; Copyright page; front matter; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Table of contents; First chapter; I: Early Knowledge; 1. Conventional Wisdom; I. THE THIRD PERSON; II. CONFORMITY; III. PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; IV. THREE PROPOSITIONS; 2. Necessary Corrections; I. AMBIGUITIES; II. MISAPPLICATION; III. RETHINKING THE PERSONAL; IV. OUR INTENTIONS; II: Press and Public; 3. The New Media; I. THREE FACTORS; III. CONTEMPORARY MEDIA; 4. The Goods; I. UNDER THE MAGNIFYING GLASS; II. ON THE SHELVES; III. NARRATIVE AND NORMALIZATION; 5. Heterogeneous Faces; I. OUR MODEL; II. DROPOUTSIII. PARTICIPANTSIV. ELECTORAL CYCLE; V. NONVOTING; VI. SEARCHING FOR INFORMATION; VII. INTEREST AND MOTIVE; III: The Collective Self; 6. Using the Media; I. TOPICS, ISSUES, EVENTS, AND PEOPLE; II. ANONYMOUS OTHERS; III. WHAT OTHERS THINK; IV. EXPERIENCES OF OTHERS; V. EMOTIONS AND SURVEILLANCE; VI. PRIMACY OF THE MEDIA; 7. Beyond Politics; I. SOCIAL INFLUENCE; II. CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; III. SOCIALIZATION; back matter; REFERENCES; EPILOGUE; indices; AUTHOR INDEX; SUBJECT INDEXResearch 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 futCommunication in politicsMass mediaPolitical aspectsPolitical psychologyCommunication in politics.Mass mediaPolitical aspects.Political psychology.320/.01/4Comstock George A142121Scharrer Erica1617679MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910826867503321The psychology of media and politics3948964UNINA