Media and Communication Research Methods: An Introduction to Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches

Berger, Arthur A.

ISBN 10: 1544332688 / ISBN 13: 9781544332680

Published by Sage Pubns, 2019

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5th edition. 463 pages. 8.75x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Media and Communication Research Methods: An Introduction to Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches
• Publisher: Sage Pubns
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1544332688
• ISBN 13: 9781544332680
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 5th or later Edition
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.66 kilograms

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Synopsis

This step-by-step introduction to conducting media and communication research offers practical insights along with the author’s signature lighthearted style to make discussion of qualitative and quantitative methods easy to comprehend. The Fifth Edition of Media and Communication Research Methods includes a new chapter on discourse analysis; expanded discussion of social media, including discussion of the ethics of Facebook experiments; and expanded coverage of the research process with new discussion of search strategies and best practices for analyzing research articles. Ideal for research students at both the graduate and undergraduate level, this proven book is clear, concise, and accompanied by just the right number of detailed examples, useful applications, and valuable exercises to help students to understand, and master, media and communication research. 

 

About the Author

Arthur Asa Berger is Professor Emeritus of Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts at San Francisco State University, where he taught between 1965 and 2003. He has published more than 100 articles, numerous book reviews, and more than 60 books. Among his latest books are the third edition of Media and Communication Research Methods: An Introduction to Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches (2013), The Academic Writer’s Toolkit: A User’s Manual (2008), What Objects Mean: An Introduction to Material Culture (2009), Bali Tourism (2013), Tourism in Japan: An Ethno-Semiotic Analysis (2010), The Culture Theorist’s Book of Quotations (2010), and The Objects of Our Affection: Semiotics and Consumer Culture (2010). He has also written a number of academic mysteries such as Durkheim is Dead: Sherlock Holmes is Introduced to Sociological Theory (2003) and Mistake in Identity: A Cultural Studies Murder Mystery (2005). His books have been translated into eight languages and thirteen of his books have been translated into Chinese.