Communicating unreality : modern media and the reconstruction of reality / Gabriel Weimann.

Author/creator Weimann, Gabriel, 1950-
Format Book
Publication InfoThousand Oaks : Sage Publications, ©2000.
Descriptionxiii, 441 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents Living in a mediated world -- The debate over media effects -- Cultivation and mainstreaming -- The psychology of cultivation -- The mean and scary world -- Sex and sexuality -- Death and suicide -- The world according to MTV -- Portrayal of groups -- Images of America -- The unreal war -- Virtual reality: virtual or real? -- Communicating unreality.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 391-425) and indexes.
LCCN 99006520
ISBN0761919856
ISBN0761919864

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks P94 .W45 2000 ✔ Available Place Hold