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Mass Communication
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Mass Communication
Living in a Media World

Ninth Edition
January 2025 | 520 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
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The best-selling Mass Communication: Living in a Media World offers an accessible introduction to mass communication, equipping students with the critical thinking skills to become savvy media consumers. Using a storytelling approach, the text weaves in examples drawn from everyday life, making it easier for students to retain the material and connect it to their own media experiences. Readers are encouraged to consider the media industry from the inside out and, in doing so, discover the many dimensions of mass communication that operate in our society. This newly revised Ninth Edition highlights the aftermath of how the media industry and media consumers have evolved since the global pandemic, closely examining the changing the face of media today.
 
Part I. Introduction To The Media
 
Chapter 1. Living In A Media World: An Introduction To Mass Communication
 
Chapter 2. Mass Communication Effects: How Society And Media Interact
 
Chapter 3. The Media Business: Consolidation, Globalization, And The Long Tail
 
Part II. Legacy Media
 
Chapter 4. Books: The Birth Of The Mass Media
 
Chapter 5. The News Business: Reflection Of A Democratic Society
 
Chapter 6. Audio: Music And Talk Across Media
 
Chapter 7. Movies: Mass Producing Entertainment
 
Chapter 8. Television And Video: Broadcast And Beyond
 
Part III. Digital and Global Media
 
Chapter 9. Online And Mobile Media
 
Chapter 10. Social Media And Video Games: Becoming Part Of The Story
 
Chapter 11. Global Media: Communication Around The World
 
Part IV. Strategic Communication
 
Chapter 12. Advertising: Selling A Message
 
Chapter 13. Public Relations: Interactions, Relationships, And The News
 
Part V. Regulation And Control Of The Media
 
Chapter 14. Media Law: Free Speech And Fairness
 
Chapter 15. Media Ethics: Truthfulness, Fairness, And Standards Of Decency
 
Glossary
 
Notes
 
Index

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Students often say they're happily shocked with the contemporary content and references. Hip-hop?! Video games?! Marvel movies?! Ralph Hanson's comfortable, friendly writing style and storytelling approach that weaves both history and now engages students like no other introductory mass communication text. Bravo!

Timothy E. Bajkiewicz
Virginia Commonwealth University

Stands out among the plethora of mass communication textbooks now available. Dr. Hanson's breezy writing style and up-to-date topics make this work an essential in a well-rounded education.

Martin D. Sommerness
Northern Arizona University

Mass Communication takes students on a delightful and insightful tour of their deeply mediated lives and how that all came to be. The book is just right in its conversational writing style and the range of topics it covers, and in the way it organizes the chapters so that each builds upon the next.

Brian L. Massey, East Carolina University
Brian L. Massey, East Carolina University
Key features
NEW TO THIS EDITION:
  • The new edition is available in Sage Vantage, an intuitive learning platform that integrates quality Sage textbook content with assignable multimedia activities and auto-graded assessments to drive student engagement and ensure accountability. Unparalleled in its ease of use and built for dynamic teaching and learning, Vantage offers customizable LMS integration and best-in-class support.
    • Flashcards and note-taking tools help students better prepare for class.
    • NEW! Audiobook Player allows students to listen to text content, boosting comprehension and retention. It offers flexible, on-the-go access, engaging both reluctant readers and auditory learners, improving the overall reading experience.
    • The Offline Reading option in the Student Dashboard offers greater accessibility to Vantage’s reading content, regardless of where students are or how strong their internet connection may be.
  • New chapter-opening vignettes include generative artificial intelligence (AI), Taylor Swift and the Ticketmaster public relations disaster, Reservation Dogs and the increase in representation and diversity in television, an uptick in efforts to ban books on race and sexuality from schools and libraries, and the influence of social media on young people.
  • Updated case studies including Coke Freestyle, Jose Antonio Vargas, and Door Dash's Super Bowl ad.
  • Content on magazines and their influence on our culture now appears in relevant chapters rather than in its own chapter, reflecting a major shift in today’s media.
  • Chapters include substantially updated examples and statistics related to new developments, new scholarship, and recent events in mass communication.
KEY FEATURES:
  • A focus on the importance of representation, inclusion, and diversity is incorporated throughout the book, with an emphasis on whose voices are heard.
  • Seven Secrets About the Media highlight important principles of media literacy by uncovering such information as what the media are, who controls the media, how media content is selected, why the media behave the way they do, and how society and the media interact with each other.
  • Chapter-opening vignettes exemplify chapter themes by engaging students with current stories about the people at the center of newsworthy events.
  • Test Your Media Literacy boxes ask students to read about current research, interviews, data, or events, and then answer questions that encourage critical thinking to elicit analysis of the topic presented.
  • Test Your Visual Media Literacy boxes showcase images from various media, seeking instinctive reactions from readers, before providing context and questions that encourage critical assessment.
  • Review questions at the end of every chapter encourage students to apply critical thinking to examples of mass communication from literature and popular culture.
  • Chapter objectives, summaries, and key terms guide readers through the content and allow them to revisit the material to reinforce learning.

Sample Materials & Chapters

Chapters 1 and 2

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