Publication

2000 - Stanford University Press, Stanford, Calif, California

Language

English

Word Count

38,500 words, Guess

Page Count

154 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
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  • LibraryThing766570

Classifications

  • DDC302.23
  • LCCHM1206 .L8513 2000

Description

"In The Reality of the Mass Media, Luhmann extends his theory of social systems to an examination of the role of mass media in the constitution of social reality.". "Luhmann argues that the system of mass media is a set of recursive, self-referential programs of communication, whose functions are not determined by the external values of truthfulness, objectivity, or knowledge, nor by specific social interests or political directives. Rather, he contends that the system of mass media is regulated by the internal code information/noninformation, which enables the system to select its information (news) from its own environment and to communicate this information in accordance with its own reflexive criteria."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Cultural memory in the present

Other Editions

  • The reality of the mass mediaStanford University Press2000-01-01

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