Entertainment and Politics: The Influence of Pop Culture on Young Adult Political Socialization / Edition 2

by David Jackson

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781433106439
Publisher:	Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Publication date:	09/11/2009
Series:	Politics, Media, and Popular Culture , #6
Pages:	226
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

The Author: David J. Jackson is Associate Professor of Political Science at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. He received his Ph.D. in political science from Wayne State University in Detroit. His research on pop culture and politics has appeared in such journals as the International Journal of Press/Politics, American Review of Canadian Studies, The British Journal of Canadian Studies, and the Journal of Political Marketing.

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Editorial Reviews

«For decades, scholars have speculated on the political impact of popular culture. ‘Entertainment & Politics’ provides us with evidence. Solidly grounded in theory and methods, this breakthrough book, which extends the findings of the first edition through comparative analysis, belongs on the reading list of every scholar and student of media effects, political socialization, and popular culture.» (Thomas E. Patterson, Bradlee Professor of Government and the Press, Harvard University)

From the Publisher

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)

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