Mass Media Effects Research: Advances Through Meta-Analysis

by Preiss,Raymond W.

• ISBN13: 9780805849998
• ISBN10: 0805849998
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2006-08-29
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This distinctive collection offers a unique set of meta-analyses covering the breadth of media effects research. Editor Ray G. Preiss and his colleagues brought together an all-star list of contributors for this collection. Organized by theories, outcomes, and mass media campaigns, the chapters included here offer important insights on what current social science research reveals about effects, addressing such topics as: *the effects of advertising on children and adolescents; *the effects of pornography; *violent video games and aggression; and *media use and political involvement. The final section features thought-provoking commentary from leading theorists. Making a significant and singular contribution to the current media effects literature, Mass Media Effects Research is an essential resource volume for students, researchers, and graduate students in media effects, media psychology, and mass communication and society.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
1 Traditions of Mass Media Theory and Research	1	(14)
Jennings Bryant and R. Glenn Cummins
2 Media, Messages, and Meta-Analysis	15	(16)
Mike Allen and Raymond W. Preiss
3 Wherefore Art Thou Mass Media Theory?	31	(6)
Mike Allen and Mary K. Casey
4 Effects of Agenda Setting	37	(16)
Wayne Wanta and Salma Ghanem
5 Media Priming: A Meta-Analysis	53	(28)
David R. Roskos-Ewoldsen, Mark R. Klinger, and Beverly Roskos-Ewoldsen
6 The Third-Person Effect: A Meta-Analysis of the Perceptual Hypothesis	81	(22)
Bryant Paul, Michael B. Salwen, and Michel Dupagne
7 The Selective Exposure Hypothesis and Media Choice Processes	103	(16)
Dave D'Alessio and Mike Allen
8 Meta-Analysis of Television's Impact on Special Populations	119	(18)
Robert Abelman, Carolyn A. Lin, and David J. Atkin
9 "And Miles to Go....": Reflections on the Past and Future of Mass Media Effects Research	137	(8)
Robin I. Nabi
10 Effects of Media Violence on Viewers' Aggression in Unconstrained Social Interaction	145	(24)
P. Niels Christensen and Wendy Wood
11 The Effects of Advertising on Children and Adolescents: A Meta-Analysis	169	(12)
Roger Desmond and Rod Carveth
12 Effects of Sexually Explicit Media	181	(18)
Norbert Mundorf, Mike Allen, David D'Alessio, and Tara Emmers-Sommer
13 Effects of Gender Stereotyping on Socialization	199	(16)
Patricia Oppliger
14 Enjoyment of Mediated Horror and Violence: A Meta-Analysis	215	(30)
Cynthia A. Hoffner and Kenneth J. Levine
15 Violent Video Games and Aggression: Why Can't We Find Effects?	245	(18)
John L. Sherry
16 Effects of Music	263	(18)
Mike Allen, Jennifer Herrett-Skjellum, Jill Jorgenson, Michael R. Kramer, Daniel J. Ryan, and Lindsay Timmerman
17 Positive Effects of Television on Children's Social Interaction: A Meta-Analysis	281	(20)
Marie-Louise Mares and Emory H. Woodard
18 Parasocial Relationships and Television: A Meta-Analysis of the Effects	301	(14)
Edward Schiappa, Mike Allen, and Peter B. Gregg
19 Many Faces of Media Effects	315	(12)
Tae-Seop Lim and Sang Yeon Kim
20 Meta-Analyses of Mediated Health Campaigns	327	(18)
Leslie B. Snyder
21 An Analysis of Media Health Campaigns for Children and Adolescents: Do They Work?	345	(18)
Lisa Mullikin Parcell, Jae Kwon, Dorina Miron, and Jennings Bryant
22 The Impact of Earvin "Magic" Johnson's HIV-Positive Announcement	363	(14)
Mary K. Casey, Mike Allen, Tara Emmers-Sommer, Erin Sahlstein, Dan DeGooyer, Alaina M. Winters, Amy Elisabeth Wagner, and Tim Dun
23 Media Use and Political Involvement	377	(14)
Barry A. Hollander
24 Mass Media and Voter Turnout	391	(24)
Dorina Miron and Jennings Bryant
25 The Spiral of Silence: A Meta-Analysis and Its Impact	415	(14)
James Shanahan, Carroll Glynn, and Andrew Hayes
26 On the Role of Newspaper Ownership on Bias in Presidential Campaign Coverage by Newspapers	429	(26)
Dave D'Alessio and Mike Allen
27 What's in a Meta-Analysis	455	(12)
Michael Pfau
28 Meta-Analysis: Demonstrating the Power of Mass Communication	467	(22)
Elisabeth Perse
29 The Challenge of Media Effects for Teaching and Policy	489	(16)
Mike Allen, Raymond G. Preiss, and Nancy Burrell
Author Index	505	(20)
Subject Index	525	(2)
Author Biographies	527