A Sociological Assessment of the Constructivist Potential of the Mass Media

The phenomenon of constructing social problems by the mass media is a very significant and symbolic feature of contemporary society. The article systematizes the basic characteristics of the so called constructivist approach to the analysis of the functioning of the mass media that was developed in...

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Main Authors: I V Trotsuk, E Yu Gruznova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) 2011-09-01
Series:RUDN journal of Sociology
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Online Access:http://journals.rudn.ru/sociology/article/view/6245