Ideology and modern culture : critical social theory in the era of mass communication / John B. Thompson

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Thompson, John B

Publication details: Cambridge : Polity Press, 1990Edition: 1rst edDescription: viii, 362 pISBN:

0745600816 (hbk)

Summary: In this major new work, Thompson develops an original account of ideology and relates it to the analysis of culture and mass communication in modern societies. Thompson offers a concise and critical appraisal of major contributions to the theory of ideology, from Marx and Mannheim to Horkheimer, Adorno and Habermas. He argues that these thinkers - and social and political theorists more generally - have failed to deal adequately with the nature of mass communication and its role in the modern world. In order to overcome this deficiency, Thompson undertakes a wide ranging analysis of the development of mass communication, which he treats as a fundamental constitutive feature of modern societies. Outlining a distinctive social theory of the mass media and their impact, and relating the organization of the media to a variety of substantive and methodological concerns, Thompson seeks to redefine the tasks of critical social theory in the era of mass communication. This timely and accessible book will be of particular interest to students and academics in social and political theory, sociology, politics, and media, communications and cultural studies. (Font: Editor)

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Centre d' Informació i Documentació del CERC Sala	General	S 01981	1	Available (Disponible)		1900000343

Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The Concept of Ideology -- 2. Ideology in Modern Societies -- 3. The Concept of Culture -- 4. Cultural 'Transmission and Mass Communication -- 5. Towards a Social Theory of Mass Communication -- 6. The Methodology of Interpretation -- Conclusion: Critical Theory and Modern Societies -- Notes -- Index

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