num_pages: 384
description: This volume aims to clarify the social role of the media and illuminate mass communication as a social system. It applies traditional sociological concepts to an examination of why the media operate as they do, hold their devotees, and gender deep concerns.
language: English
title: Understanding the Media: A Sociology of Mass Communication
titlecomplete: Understanding the Media: A Sociology of Mass Communication (THE HAMPTOM PRESS COMMUNICATION, MASS COMMUNICATIONS AND JOURNALISM)
ratings_count: 2
publisher: Hampton Pr