TY - BOOK AU - Baran,Stanley J. AU - Davis,Dennis K. TI - Mass communication theory: foundations, ferment, and future SN - 9781285052076 AV - CIR P 90 B37 2015 PY - 2015/// CY - Stamford, CT PB - Cengage Learning KW - Mass media KW - Philosophy N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Understanding and evaluating mass communication theory -- Establishing the terms of the debate over media : the first trend in media theory--mass society and propaganda theories -- Normative theories of mass communication -- The media-effects trend -- The emergence of the critical cultural trend in North America -- Theories of media and human development : children and adolescents -- Audience theories : uses and reception -- Theories of media cognition and information processing -- Theories of the effect of media on society -- Media and culture theories : meaning-making in the social world -- The future of media theory and research ER -