Renckstorf / McQuail / Rosenbaum Action Theory and Communication Research

Recent Developments in Europe. (Mouton Textbook)
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-3-11-019738-9
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 385 Seiten, Gewicht: 10 g

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The action theoretical approach has already proved its value as a framework for communication research, most especially in the study of media audiences and media use. It has deep roots in Weberian sociology, symbolic interactionism and phenomenology and it has been a robust survivor of the various storms that have beset the practice of the social sciences since the collapse of structuralist and social system paradigms.

The social action approach privileges the perspective of the acting individual but offers guidelines for connecting the subjective orientation with networks of social interaction and for treating 'behaviour' as a social process. Research within this framework takes account of the wider social context and calls for a careful combination of empirical observation and interpretation, with a corresponding diversity of methodologies. The appeal of the approach stems also from its flexibility, wide range of applications and sensitivity to cultural and social meanings.

The contributions assembled in this book, despite their diversity, can all be placed within the framework of social action theory. Some are reports of empirical inquiries, others reflections on theory but each one sheds some light on the significance of media use in everyday experience and contributes to an understanding of communication in society.

Zielgruppe

Students, Research Fellows, Scholars and Practitioners in the Fie

Autoren/Hrsg.

Renckstorf, Karsten

McQuail, Denis

Rosenbaum, Judith E.

Schaap, Gabi

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationstheorie
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Frontmatter;1
2;Contents;7
3;1 Action theory and communication research: An introduction;11
4;2 Action theory as part of social science;23
5;3 With more hindsight: Conceptual problems and some ways forward for media use research;45
6;4 The ‘media use as social action’ approach: Theory, methodology, and research evidence so far;61
7;5 The foundation of communication and action in consciousness: Confronting action theory with systems theoretical arguments;95
8;6 Media communication and social interaction: Perspectives on action theory based reception research;113
9;7 Using protocol analysis in television news research: Proposal and first tests;125
10;8 Reconceptualizing media literacy;151
11;9 Elderly people’s media use in the context of personal meaning;173
12;10 ‘Para-social interaction’: Social interaction as a matter of fact?;187
13;11 Action theoretical approaches in organizational communication;197
14;12 Media use as an adaptation or coping tool in prison;209
15;13 Juxtaposing direct experience with media experience: Does reality really matter?;227
16;14 The home as a multimedia environment: Families’ conception of space and the introduction of information and communication technologies in the home;241
17;15 Patterns in television news use;263
18;16 Do well-balanced exemplars in news stories provide food for thought?;289
19;17 Between altruism and narcissism: An action theoretical approach of personal homepages devoted to existential meaning;301
20;18 Ownership and use of ‘old’ and ‘new’ media among ethnic minority youth in The Netherlands. The role of the ethno-cultural position;325
21;19 The stereotypical portrayal of Germans and its effects on a Dutch audience;355
22;20 Occupational practices of Dutch journalists in a television newsroom;365
23;Backmatter;381

Über Autor(innen)

Karsten Renckstorf is Professor of Communication Studies at Nijmegen University, The Netherlands. Denis McQuail is Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies at Amsterdam University, The Netherlands. Judith E. Rosenbaum and Gabi Schaap are Assistant Professors of Communication Studies at the University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands.