McQuail’s Media and Mass Communication Theory (original) (raw)

Part 1 Preliminaries

Chapter 1: Introduction to the Book

Chapter 2: The Rise, Decline, and Return of Mass Media

Part 2 Theories

Chapter 3: Concepts and Models for Mass Communication

Chapter 4: Theories of Media and Society

Chapter 5: Media, Mass Communication, and Culture

Chapter 6: New Media Theory

Part 3 Structures

Chapter 7: Freedom and Accountability of Media

Chapter 8: Ownership and Governance of Media

Chapter 9: Global Mass Communication

Part 4 Organizations

Chapter 10: The Media Organization: Pressures and Demands

Chapter 11: The Production of Media Culture

Part 5 Content

Chapter 12: Media Content: Issues, Concepts and Methods of Analysis

Chapter 13: Media Genres, Formats and Texts

Part 6 Audiences

Chapter 14: Audience Theory and Research Traditions

Chapter 15: Audience Formation and Experience

Part 7 Effects

Chapter 16: Processes and Models of Media Effects

Chapter 17: A Canon of Media Effects

Part 8 Epilogue

Chapter 18: The Future of Media and Mass Communication Theory

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