Taking Sides: Clashing Views in Media and Society - Softcover

Alexander, Alison; Hanson, Jarice

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1259350827 ISBN 13: 9781259350825

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2016

Synopsis

The Taking Sides Collection on McGraw-Hill CreateŽ includes current controversial issues in a debate-style forma designed to stimulate student interest and develop critical thinking skills. This Collection contains a multitude of current and classic issues to enhance and customize your course. You can browse the entire Taking Sides Collection on Create or you can search by topic, author, or keywords. Each Taking Sides issue is thoughtfully framed with Learning Outcomes, an Issue Summary, an Introduction, and an "Exploring the Issue" section featuring Critical Thinking and Reflection, Is There Common Ground?, Additional Resources, and Internet References. Go to the Taking Sides Collection on McGraw-Hill CreateŽ at www.mcgrawhillcreate.com/takingsides and click on "Explore this Collection" to browse the entire Collection. Select individual Taking Sides issues to enhance your course, or access and select the entire Alexander/Hanson: Taking Sides: Clashing Views in Media and Society, 14/e book here at http://create.mheducation.com/createonline/index.html#qlink=search%2Ftext%3Disbn:1259350827 for an easy, pre-built teaching resource. Visit http://create.mheducation.com for more information on other McGraw-Hill titles and special collections.

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About the Author

Jarice Hanson is Professor Emerita in the Department of Communication at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Her research focuses on the impact of new technology. She formerly held the Verizon Chair in Telecommunications at Temple University, and was the founding Dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University. She received her MA and PhD at Northwestern University’s Department of Radio-TV-Film. She is the author or editor of numer­ous books and articles, including The Economic Encyclopedia of Social Media: Friending, Following, Texting, and Connecting (Greenwood, 2016) and 24/7: How Cell Phones and the Internet Change the Way We Live, Work and Play (Praeger, 2007), Constructing Amer­ica’s War Culture: Iraq, Media, and Images at Home (coedited with Thomas Conroy) (Lexington Books, 2007), and The Unconnected: Participation, Engagement, and Social Justice in the Information Society (coedited with Paul M. A. Baker and Jeremy Hunsinger) (Peter Lang, 2013).

Alison Alexander is a Professor of Telecommunications and Senior Associate Dean at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia. She is the past Editor of the Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, and past President of the Association for Communication Administration and the Eastern Communication Association. She received her PhD in communication from Ohio State University. She is widely published in the area of media and family, audience research, and media economics.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1259350827
• ISBN 13: 9781259350825
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 312