THE ORIGINS OF INDIVIDUAL MEDIA-SYSTEM DEPENDENCY: A Sociological Framework

by: SJ Ball-Rokeach

Communication Research, Vol. 12, No. 4. (1 October 1985), pp. 485-510.

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Prior theory and research that has demonstrated the consequences of individuals' media-system dependencies upon selective exposure and message effects has not, however, addressed the equally important question of the determinants of individuals' media-system dependencies. The aim of this article is to present a sociological framework for the analysis of the macro and micro determinants of those media-system dependencies. The configuration of determinants that constitute this framework includes structural dependencies between the media and other social systems, characteristics of the social environs, media-system activity, interpersonal discourse networks, the sociostructural location of individuals, and personal goals. 10.1177/009365085012004003

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TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1706613 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1706613 N2 - Prior theory and research that has demonstrated the consequences of individuals' media-system dependencies upon selective exposure and message effects has not, however, addressed the equally important question of the determinants of individuals' media-system dependencies. The aim of this article is to present a sociological framework for the analysis of the macro and micro determinants of those media-system dependencies. The configuration of determinants that constitute this framework includes structural dependencies between the media and other social systems, characteristics of the social environs, media-system activity, interpersonal discourse networks, the sociostructural location of individuals, and personal goals. 10.1177/009365085012004003 IS - 4 JF - Communication Research EP - 510 TI - THE ORIGINS OF INDIVIDUAL MEDIA-SYSTEM DEPENDENCY: A Sociological Framework VL - 12 SP - 485 KW - context KW - framework KW - idiosyncrasies KW - is KW - media KW - social_networks AU - Ball-Rokeach, SJ PY - 1985/10/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/009365085012004003 ER -

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