Social Theories of the Press

Constituents of Communication Research, 1840s to 1920s

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Social Theories of the Press

Constituents of Communication Research, 1840s to 1920s

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Hanno Hardt has thoroughly revised and expanded his 'pre-history' of communication research in the United States. With the notable addition of Karl Marx's journalism-focused writings and a new foreword by James W. Carey, this edition covers intellectual contributions from several German theorists in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, as well as first-generation U.S. sociologists who were influenced by this scholarship. A new concluding chapter explores the continuing influence of German social thought and the contemporary shift of paradigms in U.S. communication research, including approaches such as critical (Marxist) and cultural studies.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Foreword
Chapter 2 Mass Communication Research and Society: An Introduction
Chapter 3 Communication and Change in Society: Karl Marx on Freedom of the Press
Chapter 4 The Nerves of Society: Albert Schäffle on Symbolic Communication
Chapter 5 The News of Society: Karl Knies on Communication and Transportation
Chapter 6 The Linkages of Society: Karl Bücher on Commerce and the Press
Chapter 7 The Mirrors of Society: Ferdinand Tönnies on the Press and Public Opinion
Chapter 8 The Conscience of Society: Max Weber on Journalism and Responsibility
Chapter 9 The "American Science" of Society: Small, Ross, and Sumner on Communication and the Press
Chapter 10 Communication and Social Thought: Decentering the Discourse of Mass Communication Research

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Published Oct 11 2001
Format Paperback
Edition 2nd
Extent 232
ISBN 9780742511347
Imprint Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Dimensions 231 x 151 mm
Series Critical Media Studies: Institutions, Politics, and Culture
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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