Communicating Unreality: Modern Media and the Reconstruction of Reality, Vol. 1
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In this textbook for a course in mass communication, Weimann (communication, Haifa U., Israel) reviews the research literature on mass media. Chapters discuss a range of issues including the psychological effects of the media, sex and sexuality, treatments of death and suicide, research related to MTV, portrayals of groups, and first Gulf War as the first "television war." Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
PrefacePART ONE: THE RECONSTRUCTION OF REALITYLiving in a Mediated WorldThe Debate Over Media EffectsCultivation and MainstreamingThe Psychology of CultivationPART TWO: MEDIATED REALITIESThe Mean and Scary WorldSex and SexualityDeath and SuicideThe World According to MTVPortrayal of GroupsImages of AmericaThe Unreal WarPART THREE: CONCLUSIONSVirtual Reality: Virtual or Real?Communicating Unreality
