ISBN:
9781611475043
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161147504X
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1322328390
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9781322328393
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (233 pages)
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illustrations.
Series Statement:
The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press series in communication studies 7
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Dalton, Philip Coarseness in U.S. public communication
DDC:
302.20973
Keywords:
Communication Political aspects
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United States
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Communication Social aspects
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United States
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Vulgarity Social aspects
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United States
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Communication and culture United States
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Mass media and culture United States
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Mass media Social aspects
;
United States
;
Communication Social aspects
;
Vulgarity Social aspects
;
Communication and culture
;
Mass media and culture
;
Mass media Social aspects
;
Communication Political aspects
;
Communication ; Social aspects
;
Mass media and culture
;
Mass media ; Social aspects
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PSYCHOLOGY ; Social Psychology
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Communication ; Political aspects
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Civilization
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Communication and culture
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United States Civilization
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21st century
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United States Civilization 21st century
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United States
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Electronic book
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Proceeding from the assumption that all manner of public communication in the United States is becoming increasingly coarse, this book argues that shared cultural notions of decency are being eroded by market logic - a decision making calculus based solely upon the aggregate preferences of self-interested individuals. The instrumentality of communication in this paradigm eclipses communication's expressive potential, leaving our culture to value only communication's capacity to achieve individual ends. 〈br /〉
Note:
"Co-published with The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Print version record
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