Thompson Ideology and Modern Culture

Critical Social Theory in the Era of Mass Communication
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-7456-7821-4
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 370 Seiten, E-Book

In this major new work, Thompson develops an original account ofideology and relates it to the analysis of culture and masscommunication in modern Societies.
Thompson offers a concise and critical appraisal of majorcontributions to the theory of ideology, from Marx and Mannheim, toHorkheimer, Adorno and Habermas. He argues that these thinkers -and social and political theorists more generally - have failed todeal adequately with the nature of mass communication and its rolein the modern world. In order to overcome this deficiency, Thompsonundertakes a wide-ranging analysis of the development of masscommunication, outlining a distinctive social theory of the massmedia and their impact.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Thompson, John B.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.
Notes.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

His previous books include Critical Hermeneutics: A Study in the Thought of Paul Ricoeur and Jurgen Habermas (1981) and Studies in the Theory of Ideology (Polity, 1984).