Making Sense of Television : The Psychology of Audience Interpretation Paperback / softback
by Sonia (London School of Economics and Political Science, UK) Livingstone
Part of the International Series in Social Psychology series
Paperback / softback
Description
Taking the soap opera as a case study, this book explores the 'parasocial interaction' people engage in with television programmes.
It looks at the nature of the 'active viewer' and the role of the text in social psychology.
It also investigates the existing theoretical models offered by social psychology and other discourses. This second edition takes into account recent research work and theoretical developments in fields such as narrative psychology, social representation theory and ethnographic work on audiences, and look forward to the developing role of audience research.
It will be an essential study for students and lecturers in social psychology and media studies.
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:224 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:12/03/1998
- Category:
- ISBN:9780415185363
Information
-
Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:224 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:12/03/1998
- Category:
- ISBN:9780415185363
