The eighth edition of this text remains an indispensable resource for mass communication
psychology and media effects courses. This book gives readers an in-depth understanding …

Essentialism is an ontological belief that social groups share underlying “essences,” while
social constructionism suggests social groups are formed and upheld by cultural …

This study examines the dynamics of the framing of mass shooting incidences in the US
occurring in the traditional commercial online news media and Twitter. We demonstrate that …

The present research investigated selective exposure online, treating selective seeking and
selective avoidance as independent phenomena. A behavior tracking measure was …

Since the late 1970s, communication scholars have been playing a significant role in
LGBTQ scholarship. To understand the state-of-the-art LGBTQ studies within the …

Popular music has been changing significantly over the years, revealing clear, audible
differences when compared with songs written in other eras. A pop music composition is …

This study examines how the fandom of pop star Taylor Swift negotiates her
'political'awakening, after politically coming-out via Instagram in 2018. When Swift …

Previous research on heterosexuals' beliefs about sexual orientation (SO) has been limited
in that it has generally examined heterosexuals' beliefs from an essentialist perspective. The …

Audiobooks have gained significant popularity in China and other regions worldwide. While
scholars and practitioners have extensively researched strategies to develop the audiobook …

This book investigates the stardom of Lady Gaga within a cultural-sociological framework.
Resisting a reductionist perspective of fame as a commodity, Mathieu Deflem offers an …