Living with television now :  advances in cultivation theory & research / 
edited by Michael Morgan, James Shanahan, Nancy Signorielli. 
 - xviii, 427 pages :  illustrations ;  23 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> Foreword: George Gerbner and cultivation analysis /  Introduction. The stories we tell: cultivation theory and research /  Updates and extensions. New developments in analyses of crime and fear /  Cultivation of perceptions of marginalized groups /  Cultivating tolerance of homosexuals /  Television and gender roles; cultivating conceptions of self and others /  Cultivation of political attitudes in the new media environment /  Cultivation of attitudes toward science /  Understanding cognitive mechanisms. Multiple processes, underlying cultivation effects: how cultivation works depends on the types of beliefs being cultivated /  Cultivation and the perceived realism of stories /  Cultural models and the media: exploring the interplay between culture and the individual /  Temporal and narrative bases of cultivation: insight from neural networks /  New theoretical and methodological dimensions. International cultivation /  A narrative perspective on genre-specific cultivation /  Developing a lifetime television exposure scale: the importance of television viewing habits during childhood /  Cultivation and agenda-setting: conceptual and empirical intersections /  Cultivation and the third-person effect /  Cultivation and the spiral of silence: theoretical and empirical intersections /  Cultivation analysis and cultural studies: ritual, performance, and media influence /  Conclusion. Looking forward, looking backward: ten questions about cultivation /  Larry Gross --  Michael Morgan, James Shanahan, & Nancy Signorielli --  Mary Beth Oliver [and others] --  Dana Mastro & Riva Tukachinsky --  Erik C. Nisbet & Teresa A. Myers --  Erica Scharrer --  Bruce W. Hardy --  Dominique Brossard & Anthony Dudo --  L.J. Shrum & Jaehoon Lee --  Rick Busselle & Helena Bilandzic --  David R. Ewoldsen & Nancy Rhodes --  Samuel D. Bradley & Curtis B. Matthews --  Jan Van den Bulck --  Helena Bilandzic & RIck Busselle --  Karyn Riddle --  Amir Hetsroni & Hila Lowenstein --  Donald L. Diefenbach & Mark D. West --  James Shanahan & Dietram Scheufele --  Andy Ruddock --  Michael Morgan, James Shanahan, & Nancy Signorielli. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1433113694 9781433113697 1433113686 9781433113680 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2012002284 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Communication--Social aspects--United States<br/>Television programs--Social aspects--United States
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HM1206  / .L577 2012 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>303.48330973