Dumbing down
Subtitle: culture, politics, and the mass media
By: edited by Ivo Mosley.
Contributors: Mosley, Ivo, 1951-
Publisher: Imprint Academic
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Thorverton, UK; Bowling Green, OH
Language: eng
Number of pages: 328
Subjects: Popular culture; Civilization, Modern -- 1950-; Mass media -- Social aspects
Description: Dumbing down is the phrase given to a widespread feeling of gloom and stupefaction, an is associated with the withdrawal into trivia in the face of an uncertain and possibly alarming future. The creation and manipulation of markets, media and power may yet end in the destruction of community, responsibility, morality, art, religion and the natural world. This text is a compilation of essays on changes in culture and the media and the dangers of their manipulation.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.