Media and Society: A Critical Perspective (The R&L Series in Mass Communication)

Media and Society, Second Edition is a lively, illustrated introduction to the role that mass media—and the messages and texts they carry—play in our lives and our society. Arthur Asa Berger explores the time we spend with media, media aesthetics, ethics, audiences, media effects, technologies, violence and sexuality in media, and ownership. Featuring updated examples and illustrations, as well as expanded material on media theories and ideology, the new edition of Media and Society helps us understand the relationship between consumers and media—the books, television, radio, magazines, websites, video games, newspapers, movies, and other mass media we encounter every day.