Apprehending politics : news media and individual political development /
"This groundbreaking book examines the significance of the news media for the political beliefs and behavior of contemporary Americans. Relying on original, in-depth interviews with members of the group known as Generation X, Marco Calavita analyzes the memories and understandings of these indi...
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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Albany :
State University of New York Press,
©2005.
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Series: | SUNY series in communication studies.
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Online Access: | CONNECT CONNECT |
Summary: | "This groundbreaking book examines the significance of the news media for the political beliefs and behavior of contemporary Americans. Relying on original, in-depth interviews with members of the group known as Generation X, Marco Calavita analyzes the memories and understandings of these individuals' political development dating back to childhood. Specifically, he focuses on the developmental significance of news media engagement in the context of institutions and phenomena like family, peers, schooling, and popular culture."--Jacket |
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Item Description: | Project MUSE Universal EBA Ebooks EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 285 pages) |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-274) and index. |
ISBN: | 1423743539 9781423743538 079146279X 9780791462799 0791462803 9780791462805 9780791484081 0791484084 |