How have audiences become fragmented in the search for ratings? What next for audience research in the 21st century? The study of 'audience' is a central concept in both media and cultural studies. This book brings together some of the important developments in the history of audience and media studies and the research which has shaped the field.
First published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Featuring the leading scholars of bodybuilding and the body as well as emerging voices, this volume will be a key addition to the fields of Sociology, Sport Studies, and Cultural Studies.
This volume collects both classic and cutting-edge readings related to gender, sex, sexuality, and the Bible.
This volume of primary readings and overview essays provides a comprehensive introduction to the sociology of organizations. The readings represent a wide range of theoretical perspectives and substantive topics.
This book is a valuable resource for students of planning who want to understand planning as it is. Urban planners and engineers will also find this book useful.
Covering her early poetry and journalism as well as her fictional writings, leading international scholars explore new directions in scholarship on Angela Carter.
This article reflects the contributions of a number of friends and teachers, including Nancy Potter, Naomi Scheman and Donna McNamara. And a special note of appreciation to Jim Koplin. After seven years of friendship and collaboration, ...
The result is a clear and stimulating collection on seven key topics in social psychology: Close relationships Attitudes Attribution Intragroup processes Intergroup processes Conformity Individual differences A combination of textbook and ...
The book is divided into five main sections - on economics, food and clothing, leisure and media reception, household technologies, and the construction of home - and its selected contributions examine the social dynamics of gender: ...
Photo : Réunion des Musées Nationaux / Art Resource , NY . critical thinking and contexts would both Monet and vated the rich ... Fry's discrediting of Impressionism By the 1930s Fry's formalist reading of Impres- for its emphasis on ...