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Media/Society: Industries, Images, and Audiences provides a framework to help students understand the relationship between media and society and helps students develop skills for critically evaluating both conventional wisdom and one's own assumptions about the social role of the media. The Eighth Edition retains its basic sociological framework but has been significantly streamlined in length, while still including additional discussions of new studies and up-to-date material about a rapidly changing media landscape. The new edition includes updated research, the latest industry data, and current examples from popular media, which will help to illustrate enduring themes in the sociology of… Read more

Media/Society: Industries, Images, and Audiences provides a framework to help students understand the relationship between media and society and helps students develop skills for critically evaluating both conventional wisdom and one's own assumptions about the social role of the media. The Eighth Edition retains its basic sociological framework but has been significantly streamlined in length, while still including additional discussions of new studies and up-to-date material about a rapidly changing media landscape. The new edition includes updated research, the latest industry data, and current examples from popular media, which will help to illustrate enduring themes in the sociology of media.