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The social embeddedness of media use action theoretical contributions to the study of TV use in everyday life

Scholars in the field of communication research have extensively studied television viewing in general and watching television news in particular. The book looks at the subject from an integrative theoretical perspective. Based on Schutzean sociology and action theoretical approaches to media use, the author argues that immediate social influences and other everyday life situations largely determine television use, and that the influence of short-term situational characteristics are often overlooked in person-centered explanatory models. In three empirical studies, the role of short-term situat.

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  • "Scholars in the field of communication research have extensively studied television viewing in general and watching television news in particular. The book looks at the subject from an integrative theoretical perspective. Based on Schutzean sociology and action theoretical approaches to media use, the author argues that immediate social influences and other everyday life situations largely determine television use, and that the influence of short-term situational characteristics are often overlooked in person-centered explanatory models. In three empirical studies, the role of short-term situat."@en
  • "Main description: From an integrative theoretical perspective, the book looks at how families watch television news in their everyday lives. In three empirical studies, the role of short-term situations and the influence of immediate social surroundings on practices of watching the news is analyzed. Discrete Time Event History Analysis is applied to household diary data. The findings reveal how family members influence each other in various ways. The book is of relevance to scholars, graduate-level students, and practitioners in the field of communication research."

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  • "Elektronisches Buch"
  • "Livres électroniques"
  • "Electronic books"
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  • "The social embeddedness of media use : action theoretical contributions to the study of TV use in everyday life"
  • "The social embeddedness of media use action theoretical contributions to the study of TV use in everyday life"
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  • "The Social Embeddedness of Media Use: Action Theoretical Contributions to the Study of TV Use in Everyday Life"

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