Entertainment and Politics: The Influence of Pop Culture on Young Adult Political Socialization SECOND EDITION
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Overview
Now in its second edition, Entertainment & Politics is an essential text for understanding how young people acquire and hold political beliefs over time. In this updated and expanded edition, the author reaches beyond the U.S., including research on Canada, Great Britain, and Ireland to investigate a broader international picture of the effect the entertainment media has on the socio-political beliefs of young people. The book examines the many ways that the entertainment media influence young people, and the extent to which young people's beliefs differ from those of their parents, teachers, and peers. Findings indicate that media's influence does not fit into neat "conservative" and "left/liberal" patterns, but interacts with parental and peer influence in heretofore unexamined ways. This up-to-date text is designed for undergraduates, graduate students, professors, and interested lay readers.Synopsis
Treating entertainment media-from TV to rap music-as important agents of socialization, Jackson (political science, Bowling Green State U., Ohio) discusses the results of his surveys of college students in the context of models of socialization and the "culture war." He does not consider video games or the Internet. Appends the survey instrument and notes on the statistics used. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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Treating entertainment media<-->from TV to rap music<-->as important agents of socialization, Jackson (political science, Bowling Green State U., Ohio) discusses the results of his surveys of college students in the context of models of socialization and the "culture war." He does not consider video games or the Internet. Appends the survey instrument and notes on the statistics used. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)