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The social embeddedness of media use : action theoretical contributions to the study of TV use in everyday life /

Scholars in the field of communication research have extensively studied television viewing in general and watching television news in particular. The book looks at the subject from an integrative theoretical perspective. Based on Schutzean sociology and action theoretical approaches to media use, t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Westerik, Henk, 1964-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, ©2009.
Colección:Communications monograph ; v. 6.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Scholars in the field of communication research have extensively studied television viewing in general and watching television news in particular. The book looks at the subject from an integrative theoretical perspective. Based on Schutzean sociology and action theoretical approaches to media use, the author argues that immediate social influences and other everyday life situations largely determine television use, and that the influence of short-term situational characteristics are often overlooked in person-centered explanatory models. In three empirical studies, the role of short-term situat.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (vi, 122 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9783110216103
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9783110209242
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9786612188015
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