MAKING SENSE OF TELEVISION by Sonia Livingstone ( 9780415185363 )

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Title:

MAKING SENSE OF TELEVISION
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF AUDIENCE INTERPRETATION

By:

Sonia Livingstone

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Paperback

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041518536X

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9780415185363

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Publisher:

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

12 March, 1998

Edition:

2nd Revised edition

Series:

International Series in Social Psychology

Pages:

224

Description:

Taking the soap opera as a case study this book explores the way people engage with television. This new edition takes into account recent research work, theoretical developments and looks forward to the development of audience research.

Synopsis:

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.

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