The Mediated World: A New Approach to Mass Communication and Culture (2nd Edition) – eBook

An in-depth look at how media and mass communication influence society, along with ways for students to shape their media futures.

Today’s students have a world of knowledge at their fingertips and no longer need books to list names and dates. What they need is the story of how everything fits together and the critical tools to take charge of their place within that story.

David T. Z. Mindich’s The Mediated World, 2nd Edition, explores how media has influenced human life and permeates every aspect of modern existence. Mindich’s engaging narrative style focuses on concepts and real-world contexts to promote the media literacy students need to understand their personal relationships with media. Empowered as media consumers, creators, and curators, students realize their responsibility to work within the vast world of media to create more positive and productive futures.

The second edition of this textbook brings historical media and overarching themes to life for students. Each chapter starts with a modern vignette that connects with students today, then prompts them to reflect on the past. “Application” sidebars suggest practical activities that allow students to delve deeper into topics while “Reflection” boxes encourage students to think critically about their own media use.

Mindich’s ebook, The Mediated World: A New Approach to Mass Communication and Culture 2nd Edition, PDF, emphasizes media literacy, encouraging students to see themselves as stakeholders invested in understanding media’s impact. It’s ideal for a generation eager to navigate their futures in a media-driven world.

New to the Second Edition:

• Expanded discussions on current cultural, political, and technological references, engaging with controversies.
• New Chapter 13, “Hot and Cold Video Games,” critically explores a powerful media force in students’ recreational lives.
• New chapter-opening vignettes connect with students in the current moment before welcoming them to consider the past.
• New Chapter 8, “Representation and the Lives that Matter in the Media,” encourages students to think critically about which people get to be heard and which are overlooked.

Features

• Margin keyword definitions help students develop critical vocabularies.
• Full color layout with photos and graphics to enrich students’ reading experience.
• Integrated focus on representation in media reminds students of the pervasive impact of bias across society.
• Chapter learning objectives, chapter summaries, and discussion questions reinforce historical frameworks and key concepts.
• Three different feature boxes (Reflection, Application, and Now and Then) reinforce concepts and engage students’ critical thinking skills.

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NOTE: This sale only consists of the eBook The Mediated World: A New Approach to Mass Communication and Culture, 2nd Edition, in the original PDF format. No access codes are included.