Coarseness in U.S. public communication /

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Proceeding from the assumption that all manner of public communication in the United States is becoming increasingly coarse, this book argues that shared cultural notions of decency are being eroded by market logic - a decision making calculus based solely upon the aggregate preferences of self-inte...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Dalton, Philip (Author), Kramer, Eric Mark (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Madison : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, [2012]
Series:Fairleigh Dickinson University Press series in communication studies ; 7.
Subjects:
2000-2099
Communication > Political aspects > United States.
Communication > Social aspects > United States.
Vulgarity > Social aspects > United States.
Communication and culture > United States.
Mass media and culture > United States.
Mass media > Social aspects > United States.
Communication > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
Vulgarité > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Communication et culture > États-Unis.
Médias et culture > États-Unis.
Médias > Aspect social > États-Unis.
PSYCHOLOGY > Social Psychology.
Civilization
Communication and culture
Communication > Political aspects
Communication > Social aspects
Mass media and culture
Mass media > Social aspects
United States > Civilization > 21st century.
États-Unis > Civilisation > 21e siècle.
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Atlas Slouched; 1 Noise, Fragmentation, and Absurdity in U.S. Public Communication; 2 Coarseness in the Public Sphere; 3 Coarseness in U.S. Politics; 4 Coarseness and Reason; 5 Art and Cultivated Vulgarity; 6 Postdenominational Christianity and Coarseness; 7 Entertainment and the Entertainment Market-as-Democracy Meme; Conclusion: Our Age of Cynicism; Bibliography; Index; About the Authors.

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