Mass Communication as a Perspective on Human Communication [electronic resource] : The Quandary of a Discipline / Mary E. Trapp and Ed McLuskie.

The empirical and critical traditions in mass communication inquiry are examined in this paper to determine if mass communication inquiry can provide a useful perspective on human communication. The paper first describes the development of interest in mass communication in the nineteenth century, th...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author: Trapp, Mary E.
Other Authors: McLuskie, Ed
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1983.
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