How to Recognize Fat Discrimination
As the issue of obesity and weight control continues to gain prominence in the media and society in general, questions of discrimination against fat people are becoming more important. Because many people think that being fat is a choice they ... [... more]
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Media and Society: The Production of Culture in the Mass ...
 As good as it gets: In the world of academic textbooks, a truly enjoyable read is something to be cherished. Media and Society: The Production of Culture in the Mass Media by John Ryan and William M. Wentworth is perhaps the most interesting, richly [... more]
$80.80
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Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age ...
Disinformation Means Misleading Information--Misplaced, Irrelevant, Fragmented or Superficial: "In watching American television, one is reminded of George Bernard Shaw's remark on his first seeing the glittering neon signs of Broadway and 42nd [... more]
$15.00
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Critical Theories of Mass Media: Then and Now
Author: Paul A. Taylor Author: Jan Ll Harris Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 306.071 EAN: 9780335218110 Edition: 1 ISBN: 0335218113 Number Of Pages: 264 Publication Date: 2007-12-01 [... more]
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Screen Smarts: Raising Media-Literate Kids
This book is much needed in today's world.: An easily readable documentation on the problems and solutions involving video and screen technologies. Screen Smarts is under-appreicated and ahead of its time. It is a must read for any parent, educator, or [... more]
$12.95
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The Media Equation: How People Treat Computers, ...
Book Description: In an extraordinary revision of received wisdom, Byron Reeves and Clifford Nass demonstrate convincingly in The Media Equation that interactions with computers, television, and new communication technologies are identical to real social [... more]
$34.95
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Prude: How the Sex-Obsessed Culture Damages Girls (and ...
Disappointed and left wanting...: For purposes of clarity, and in order to dispel the assertions of comments directed at several other consumers posted here, I have indeed read this book, cover to cover. And no, I am not an idiot. In fact, I suspect that [... more]
$22.99
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Noise: How Our Media-saturated Culture Dominates Lives ...
inconsistent arguements: In the begining of the book the author states that media news sources are not reliable.Yet, later in the book she uses the news media reports to support another arguement.I found that odd.While I agree with the premise of too [... more]
$12.99
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Media and Society: An Introduction
Lots of Information, Boring to Read: This is the book for my "Introduction to Electronic Mass Media" class. It is VERY boring to read. The professor seldom refers to it, maybe 3 or 4 times in class. However, there are some very good sections, [... more]
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Media and Society: A Critical Perspective (The R & L ...
Author: Arthur Asa Berger Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 302.23 EAN: 9780742553859 Edition: 2 ISBN: 074255385X Number Of Pages: 268 Publication Date: 2006-10-28 [... more]
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Taking Sides: Clashing Views in Mass Media and Society
Not on Topic: This was a required book for a university-level class on mass media. To read the review, you'd think that the essays are presented in a pro-con format on any given issue, which in a sense, they are. However, many of the essays don't even [... more]
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Media/Society: Industries, Images, and Audiences
Shooting history on the wing: Media-disseminated messages flood our every waking second, affecting us in ways we often do not readily discern. Croteau and Hoynes take the reader on an exploration of these media forces in a sociological journey that walks [... more]
$43.95
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