Making Sense of Television: The Psychology of Audience Interpretation

(Part of the International Series in Social Psychology Series)

by Sonia M. Livingstone

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Taking the soap opera as a case study, this book explores the 'parasocial interaction' people engage in with television programmes. It looks at the nature of the 'active viewer' and the role of the text in social psychology. It also investigates the existing theoretical models offered by social psychology and other discourses.
This second edition takes into account recent research work and theoretical developments in fields such as narrative psychology,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:041518536X

ISBN13:9780415185363

Release Date:March 1998

Publisher:Routledge

Length:224 Pages

Weight:0.79 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 5.9" x 8.9"

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