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Contents Preface ix 1 Traditions of Mass Media Theory and Research 1 Jennings Bryant and R. Glenn Cummins 2 Media, Messages, and Meta-Analysis 15 Mike Allen and Raymond W. Preiss 3 Wherefore Art Thou Mass Media Theory? 31 Mike Allen and Mary K. Casey 4 Effects of Agenda Setting 37 Wayne Wanta and Salma Ghanem 5 Media Priming: A Meta-Analysis 53 David R. Roskos-Ewoldsen, Mark R. Klinger, and Beverly Roskos-Ewoldsen 6 The Third-Person Effect: A Meta-Analysis of the Perceptual Hypothesis 81 Bryant Paul, Michael B. Salwen, and Michel Dupagne 7 The Selective Exposure Hypothesis and Media Choice Processes 103 Dave D'Alessio and Mike Allen 8 Meta-Analysis of Television's Impact on Special Populations 119 Robert Abelman, Carolyn A. Lin, and David J. Atkin 9 "And Miles to Go. . . .": Reflections on the Past and Future of Mass Media Effects Research 137 Robin I. Nabi 10 Effects of Media Violence on Viewers' Aggression in Unconstrained Social Interaction 145 P. Niels Christensen and Wendy Wood 11 The Effects of Advertising on Children and Adolescents: A Meta-Analysis 169 Roger Desmond and Rod Carveth 12 Effects of Sexually Explicit Media 181 Norbert Mundorf, Mike Allen, David D'Alessio, and Tara Emmers-Sommer 13 Effects of Gender Stereotyping on Socialization 199 Patricia Oppliger 14 Enjoyment of Mediated Horror and Violence: A Meta-Analysis 215 Cynthia A. Hoffner and Kenneth J. Levine 15 Violent Video Games and Aggression: Why Can't We Find Effects? 245 John L. Sherry 16 Effects of Music 263 Mike Allen, Jennifer Herrett-Skjellum, Jill Jorgenson, Michael R. Kramer, Daniel J. Ryan, and Lindsay Timmerman 17 Positive Effects of Television on Children's Social Interaction: A Meta-Analysis 281 Marie-Louise Mares and Emory H. Woodard 18 Parasocial Relationships and Television: A Meta-Analysis of the Effects 301 Edward Schiappa, Mike Allen, and Peter B. Gregg 19 Many Faces of Media Effects 315 Tae-Seop Lim and Sang Yeon Kim 20 Meta-Analyses of Mediated Health Campaigns 327 Leslie B. Snyder 21 An Analysis of Media Health Campaigns for Children and Adolescents: Do They Work? 345 Lisa Mullikin Parcell, Jae Kwon, Dorina Miron, and Jennings Bryant 22 The Impact of Earvin "Magic" Johnson's HIV-Positive Announcement 363 Mary K. Casey, Mike Allen, Tara Emmers-Sommer, Erin Sahlstein, Dan DeGooyer, Alaina M. Winters, Amy Elisabeth Wagner, and Tim Dun 23 Media Use and Political Involvement 377 Barry A. Hollander 24 Mass Media and Voter Turnout 391 Dorina Miron and Jennings Bryant 25 The Spiral of Silence: A Meta-Analysis and Its Impact 415 James Shanahan, Carroll Glynn, and Andrew Hayes 26 On the Role of Newspaper Ownership on Bias in Presidential Campaign Coverage by Newspapers 429 Dave D'Alessio and Mike Allen 27 What's in a Meta-Analysis 455 Michael Pfau 28 Meta-Analysis: Demonstrating the Power of Mass Communication 467 Elisabeth Perse 29 The Challenge of Media Effects for Teaching and Policy 489 Mike Allen, Raymond G. Preiss, and Nancy Burrell
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Mass media -- Social aspects.
Mass media -- Psychological aspects.
Mass media -- Political aspects.
Meta-analysis.