Theories of Mass CommunicationThis bestselling text locates specific issues in classical sociological and psychological theories and links them to mass communication, identifying various ways in which both individuals and society itself depend on information provided by mass communication. |
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Stages in the Development of Human | 3 |
The Emergence of the Mass Press | 46 |
Notes | 61 |
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Theories of Mass Communication Melvin Lawrence DeFleur,Sandra Ball-Rokeach No preview available - 1989 |
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