Media and PowerMedia and Power addresses three key questions about the relationship between media and society. *How much power do the media have? *Who really controls the media? *What is the relationship between media and power in society? In this major new book, James Curran reviews the different answers which have been given, before advancing original interpretations in a series of ground-breaking essays. This book also provides a guided tour of the major debates in media studies. What part did the media play in the making of modern society? How did 'new media' change society in the past? Will radical media research recover from its mid-life crisis? Is public service television the dying product of the nation in an age of globalization? Media and Power provides both a clear introduction to media research and an innovative analysis of media power. |
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... early essays (Chapters 2 and 3) have been included relatively unaltered because they are in areas of media history where the currents of change are slow-moving. However, they are preceded by a long, up-to-date survey of media history ...
... early essays (Chapters 2 and 3) have been included relatively unaltered because they are in areas of media history where the currents of change are slow-moving. However, they are preceded by a long, up-to-date survey of media history ...
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... early to mid-nineteenth century, although another view8— the 'half interpretation mentioned above—holds that it really took place a century later after an unfortunate interlude when the press was little more than an extension of the ...
... early to mid-nineteenth century, although another view8— the 'half interpretation mentioned above—holds that it really took place a century later after an unfortunate interlude when the press was little more than an extension of the ...
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... early eighteenth century, patriarchal values were strongly embedded in popular culture, and reinforced the subordination of women. Deviants from the gender order—such as weak, hen-pecked husbands—were regularly satirized in the popular ...
... early eighteenth century, patriarchal values were strongly embedded in popular culture, and reinforced the subordination of women. Deviants from the gender order—such as weak, hen-pecked husbands—were regularly satirized in the popular ...
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... early nineteenth century. It was not until the period 1850–1914 that female participation in the paid workforce declined significantly. Two spheres ideology also exerted a restrictive influence in other ways. It encouraged the ...
... early nineteenth century. It was not until the period 1850–1914 that female participation in the paid workforce declined significantly. Two spheres ideology also exerted a restrictive influence in other ways. It encouraged the ...
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... early sociology, even in the late 1940s and early 1950s most married women had home-centred, restricted and dependent lives in contrast to the more work-place-oriented, sociable and autonomous world of men. While women could enjoy ...
... early sociology, even in the late 1940s and early 1950s most married women had home-centred, restricted and dependent lives in contrast to the more work-place-oriented, sociable and autonomous world of men. While women could enjoy ...
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