This anthology of hard-to-find primary documents provides a solid overview of the foundations of American media studies. Focusing on mass communication and society and how this research fits into larger patterns of social thought, this valuable collection features key texts covering the media studies traditions of the Chicago school, the effects tradition, the critical theory of the Frankfurt school, and mass society theory. Where possible, articles are reproduced in their entirety to pres...

This reader shows the rich history and wide contemporary application of symbolic interaction theory.

This early work is John Dewey’s 1922 treatise, “Human nature and conduct; an introduction to social psychology”. It is a fascinating and in-depth exploration of habit and its importance in the understanding of social psychology. This volume is highly recommended for students of psychology and sociology, and would make for a worthy addition to collections of allied literature. Contents include: “The Place of Habit in Conduct”, “The Place of Impulse in Conduct”, “The Place of Intelligence in...

To make and invest money, one must understand how the financial systems work. These eight landmark books will give you that understanding and help you on your way to success and prosperity. These books have stood the test of time. Their authors have a deep understanding of the subject matter. Here are more than one thousand pages of priceless information at an extremely reasonable price. Included in this edition are 'Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds' by ...

It’s midnight. Turn out the lights, cuddle with your true love, and shiver to fright-meisters Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Louis Stevenson, and H. P. Lovecraft.Quicken your pulse with the elegant terror of Henry James, Edith Wharton, and Guy de Maupassant. Chortle at the black glee of H. H. Munro and Ambrose Bierce.These fourteen tales, plays, and poems, gleaned from cultures around the world, range from wickedly comic to deathly serious, from New England reserv...