Mary Jackson Pitts, Ph.D.

 

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Chapter 13 Outline

THE EFFECTS DEBATE

DEFINING MASS COMMUNICATION THEORY

A SHORT HISTORY OF MASS COMMUNICATION THEORY

        The Era of Mass Society Theory

        The Era of the Scientific Perspective

                Limited Effects Theories

                Two-Step Flow Theory

        The Era of Limited Effects Theory

                Attitude Change Theory

                Reinforcement Theory

                The Uses and Gratification Approach

                Agenda Setting

                Dependency Theory

                Social Cognitive Theory

THE ERA OF CULTURAL THEORY

        Symbolic Interaction

        Social Construction of Reality

        Cultivation Analysis

        Critical Cultural Theory

                The Frankfurt School

                British Cultural Theory

                News Production Research

THE EFFECTS OF MASS COMMUNICATION

        Violence

                Under What Circumstances

                Using Media to Make a Difference: Television and the Designated Driver

                For Whom

        Drugs and Alcohol

        Gender and Racial/Ethnic Stereotyping

        Cultural Forum: Embedding Antidrug Messages in Prime-Time Television

        Political Campaigns and Voting

        Prosocial Effects

        Developing Media Literacy Skills: Applying Mass Communication Theory

        Cultural Forum: Gerbner’s Three Bs of Television