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9780761919858

Communicating Unreality Vol. 1 : Modern Media and the Reconstruction of Reality

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  • ISBN13:

    9780761919858

  • ISBN10:

    0761919856

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1999-11-17
  • Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc

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Summary

Reviewing the images and meanings of the mass-mediated world, Gabriel Weimann examines the symbolic environment, where reality and fiction are almost inseparable. Through discussion of mass-mediated images of people, cultures, war, love, sex, death, community, and identity, he demonstrates that there is often a large gap between reality and the reconstruction of "realities" as communicated by the mass media.

Table of Contents

Preface vii
Acknowledgments xii
PART I The Reconstruction of Reality
Living in a Mediated World
3(12)
The Debate Over Media Effects
15(24)
Cultivation and Mainstreaming
39(20)
The Psychology of Cultivation
59(20)
PART II Mediated Realities
The Mean and Scary World
79(44)
Sex and Sexuality
123(44)
Death and Suicide
167(24)
The World According to MTV
191(22)
Portrayal of Groups
213(30)
Images of America
243(36)
The Unreal War
279(44)
PART III Conclusions
Virtual Reality: Virtual or Real?
323(36)
Communicating Unreality
359(32)
References 391(36)
Author Index 427(10)
Subject Index 437(4)
About the Author 441

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