Action Theory and Communication Research: Recent Developments in Europe. (Mouton Textbook)

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2004

Action Theory and Communication Research

Recent Developments in Europe. (Mouton Textbook)

Edited by: Karsten Renckstorf , Denis McQuail , Judith E. Rosenbaum and Gabi Schaap

Volume 3 in the series Communications Monograph [CM]

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110197389

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About this book

The action theoretical approach has already proved its value as a framework for communication research, most especially in the study of media audiences and media use. It has deep roots in Weberian sociology, symbolic interactionism and phenomenology and it has been a robust survivor of the various storms that have beset the practice of the social sciences since the collapse of structuralist and social system paradigms.

The social action approach privileges the perspective of the acting individual but offers guidelines for connecting the subjective orientation with networks of social interaction and for treating 'behaviour' as a social process. Research within this framework takes account of the wider social context and calls for a careful combination of empirical observation and interpretation, with a corresponding diversity of methodologies. The appeal of the approach stems also from its flexibility, wide range of applications and sensitivity to cultural and social meanings.

The contributions assembled in this book, despite their diversity, can all be placed within the framework of social action theory. Some are reports of empirical inquiries, others reflections on theory but each one sheds some light on the significance of media use in everyday experience and contributes to an understanding of communication in society.

Author / Editor information

Karsten Renckstorf is Professor of Communication Studies at Nijmegen University, The Netherlands.

Denis McQuail is Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies at Amsterdam University, The Netherlands.

Judith E. Rosenbaum and Gabi Schaap are Assistant Professors of Communication Studies at the University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

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Frontmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	i
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1 Action theory and communication research: An introduction Denis McQuail and Karsten Renckstorf Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
I Theory
2 Action theory as part of social science Erwin K. Scheuch Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
3 With more hindsight: Conceptual problems and some ways forward for media use research Denis McQuail Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	35
4 The ‘media use as social action’ approach: Theory, methodology, and research evidence so far Karsten Renckstorf and Fred Wester Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	51
5 The foundation of communication and action in consciousness: Confronting action theory with systems theoretical arguments Frank Huysmans Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	85
II Methods
6 Media communication and social interaction: Perspectives on action theory based reception research Angela Keppler Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	103
7 Using protocol analysis in television news research: Proposal and first tests Gabi Schaap Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
8 Reconceptualizing media literacy Judith E. Rosenbaum and Johannes W. J. Beentjes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	141
9 Elderly people’s media use in the context of personal meaning Margot van der Goot, Johannes W. J. Beentjes and Martine van Selm Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	163
10 ‘Para-social interaction’: Social interaction as a matter of fact? Michael Charlton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	177
11 Action theoretical approaches in organizational communication Paul Nelissen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	187
III Findings
12 Media use as an adaptation or coping tool in prison Heidi Vandebosch Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	199
13 Juxtaposing direct experience with media experience: Does reality really matter? Jan Van den Bulck Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	217
14 The home as a multimedia environment: Families’ conception of space and the introduction of information and communication technologies in the home Veerle Van Rompaey and Keith Roe Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	231
15 Patterns in television news use Ruben Konig, Karsten Renckstorf and Fred Wester Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	253
16 Do well-balanced exemplars in news stories provide food for thought? Paul Hendriks Vettehen and Leo van Snippenburg Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	279
17 Between altruism and narcissism: An action theoretical approach of personal homepages devoted to existential meaning Ellen Hijmans and Martine van Selm Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	291
18 Ownership and use of ‘old’ and ‘new’ media among ethnic minority youth in The Netherlands. The role of the ethno-cultural position Leen d’Haenens, Cindy van Summeren, Madelon Kokhuis and Johannes W. J. Beentjes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	315
19 The stereotypical portrayal of Germans and its effects on a Dutch audience Henk Westerik Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	345
20 Occupational practices of Dutch journalists in a television newsroom Liesbeth Hermans Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	355
Backmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	371

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Audience: Students, Research Fellows, Scholars and Practitioners in the Field of Communication Studies; Academic Libraries; Institutes
Pages
- Front matter: 9
- Main content: 376
Keywords: Kommunikationswissenschaft

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Published: August 22, 2008
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Published: May 26, 2004
ISBN: 9783110180800

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Published: September 24, 2004
ISBN: 9783110180817