Action theory and communication research : recent developments in Europe

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Label

Action theory and communication research : recent developments in Europe

Title remainder

recent developments in Europe

Statement of responsibility

edited by Karsten Renckstorf [and others]

Contributor

• Renckstorf, Karsten

Subject

• Social action -- Europe
• Actietheorie
• Action sociale -- Europe
• Europe
• Handlungstheorie
• Kommunikationsforschung
• Kommunikationswissenschaft
• Mass media -- Research
• Mass media -- Research -- Europe
• Massacommunicatie
• Massamedia
• Massenmedien
• Médias -- Recherche -- Europe
• Nijmegen <2001>
• Onderzoek
• SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Media Studies
• Social action

Language

eng

Summary

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. The 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 contributio

Member of

• Communications monograph, v. 3
• Ebook Central Academic Complete

Action

digitized

Cataloging source

CaPaEBR

Dewey number

302.23/094

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

P91.5.E85

LC item number

A25 2004eb

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• dictionaries
• bibliography

Series statement

Communications monograph

Series volume

v. 3