The Reality of the Mass Media

By:

Niklas Luhmann

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Hardback

Series:

Cultural Memory in the Present

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In The Reality of the Mass Media, Luhmann extends his theory of social systems applied in his earlier works to the economy, the political system, art, religion, the sciences, and law to an examination of the role of mass media in the construction of social reality. Luhmann argues that the system of mass media is a set of recursive, self-referential programs of communication, whose functions are not determined by the external values of truthfulness, objectivity, or knowledge, nor by specific social interests or political directives. Rather, he contends that the system of mass media is regulated by the internal code information/noninformation, which enables the system to select its information (news) from its own environment and to communicate this information in accordance with its own reflexive criteria.

Author Biography:

Niklas Luhmann was Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Bielefeld.

Release date NZ

July 1st, 2000

Author

Niklas Luhmann

Audiences

General (US: Trade)
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Undergraduate

Contributor

Translated by Kathleen Cross

Pages

160

Series

Cultural Memory in the Present

Dimensions

152x229x20

ISBN-13

9780804740760

Product ID

12498446

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