LEADER 03508nam 22006254a 450 001 9910784648903321 005 20230120004756.0 010 $a1-280-62857-X 010 $a9786610628575 010 $a0-08-045425-9 035 $a(CKB)1000000000364440 035 $a(EBL)269515 035 $a(OCoLC)475997126 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000230188 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11185834 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000230188 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10177425 035 $a(PQKB)11666093 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC269515 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL269515 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10138189 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL62857 035 $a(OCoLC)76823095 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000364440 100 $a20041217d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe psychology of media and politics$b[electronic resource] /$fGeorge Comstock, Erica Scharrer 210 $aBurlington, MA $cElsevier Academic Press$dc2005 215 $a1 online resource (329 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-12-183552-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront 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. DROPOUTS 327 $aIII. 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 INDEX 330 $aResearch 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 fut 606 $aCommunication in politics 606 $aMass media$xPolitical aspects 606 $aPolitical psychology 615 0$aCommunication in politics. 615 0$aMass media$xPolitical aspects. 615 0$aPolitical psychology. 676 $a320/.01/4 700 $aComstock$b George A$0142121 701 $aScharrer$b Erica$01497114 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910784648903321 996 $aThe psychology of media and politics$93722158 997 $aUNINA