Navigating Media Work

The Moral Psychology of Emerging Adults in Media-Related Fields
1. Auflage 2027
ISBN: 978-1-041-09987-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Reihe: Routledge Research in Communication Studies

Navigating Media Work offers a distinctive in-depth portrait of the moral perspectives and motivations of more than 100 recent college graduates in media-related fields, and how they have navigated the challenges of life and work after college.

Building on hundreds of hours of life story interviews and a multifaceted set of surveys, this volume provides a profile of graduates coming out of media-related majors and heading into the workplace. The book contributes to theorizing about moral formation and growth in media graduates – particularly character and virtue development – by charting moral growth and a solidifying moral identity shaped by life experiences from childhood through college to the workplace amid a rich network of relationships. It also adds to cross-disciplinary understanding of the moral psychology of emerging adults. It explores important implications for the pedagogy of media ethics and professional ethics more broadly, as well as insights for management and for the ethical practice of emerging adults entering the workplace across fields.

This book will interest graduate students and faculty with interests in moral psychology: primarily journalism, public relations, advertising, and media/communication, but also psychology, philosophy, and business.

Zielgruppe

Academic, Postgraduate, and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Craig, David A.

Roberts, Chris

Schauster, Erin

Place, Katie

Plaisance, Patrick Lee

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Sozialpsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Mediensoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1. Overview and Foundations 1. Introduction; 2. Theoretical Context: Emerging Adulthood, the Moral Self, and Moral Growth Part 2. The Moral Profile of Emerging Adults in Media: A Story of Growth 3. Backgrounds and Career Paths; 4. Moral Reasoning and Orientation: Early Evolution and Emerging Maturity; 5. Virtue-Relevant Traits: Character and Personality Part 3. Influences on Moral Identity and Growth 6. Family Life; 7. College Experiences; 8. Workplace Environment and Ethical Challenges; 9. 2020: The Pandemic and Social Upheaval as Catalysts for Moral Growth Part 4. Implications 10. Theorizing in Media Ethics and Beyond; 11. Insights for Pedagogy, Management, and Professional Practice; Appendix: Methodological Overview; Index

Über Autor(innen)

David A. Craig is Presidential Professor and Gaylord Chair, Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Oklahoma, USA. He was a journalist and earned his doctoral degree at the University of Missouri.

Chris Roberts is an associate professor and head of the Office of Research in Media Integrity in the College of Communication and Information Sciences, University of Alabama, USA. He was a journalist and earned his doctoral degree at the University of South Carolina.

Erin Schauster is an associate professor in the Department of Advertising, Public Relations and Design, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA. She was an advertising executive and earned her doctoral degree at the University of Missouri.

Katie R. Place is a professor in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations, Quinnipiac University, USA. She was a public affairs account manager and earned her doctoral degree at the University of Maryland.

Patrick Lee Plaisance is Don W. Davis Professor in Ethics, Bellisario College of Communications, Penn State University, USA. He was a journalist and earned his doctoral degree at Syracuse University.