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

• Autore: Weimann Gabriel <1950->
• Pubblicazione: Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c1999
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (458 p.)
• Disciplina: 302.23
• Soggetto topico: Mass media - Influence; Mass media - Psychological aspects; Mass media - Social aspects; Mass media - United States; Reality
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Communicating unreality
• ISBN: 1-322-41710-5; 0-7619-1985-6; 1-4522-6354-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910480809403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II