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Discusses the way the mass media treats social problems, its contribution to causing and curing social problems, and its use by concerned organisations and groups wishing to act to reduce social problems. It brings together a wide range of topics including racism, sexism, poverty, violence, pornogra...

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Main Author: Howitt, Dennis
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Pergamon Press, 1982.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:International series in experimental social psychology ; v. 2.
Subjects:
Mass media > Social aspects.
Social problems.
Social Problems
Médias > Aspect social.
Problèmes sociaux.
social issues.
PSYCHOLOGY > Social Psychology.
Mass media > Social aspects
Social problems
Massenmedien
Soziale Probleme
Massamedia.
Sociale problemen.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Discusses the way the mass media treats social problems, its contribution to causing and curing social problems, and its use by concerned organisations and groups wishing to act to reduce social problems. It brings together a wide range of topics including racism, sexism, poverty, violence, pornography, the educational disadvantaged, and crime and justice.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 204 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-195) and indexes.
ISBN:0080289185
9780080289182
9781483293530
148329353X