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Media and communication research methods: an introduction to qualitative and quantitative approaches

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Preface to the fourth edition -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Getting started -- What is research? -- The research process -- Methods of textual analysis -- Semiotic analysis -- Rhetorical analysis -- Ideological criticism -- Psychoanalytic criticism -- Discourse analysis -- Qualitative research methods -- Interviews -- Historical analysis -- Ethnomethodological research -- Participant observation -- Quantitative research methods -- Content analysis -- Surveys -- Experiments -- A primer on descriptive statistics -- Putting it all together -- Nineteen common thinking errors -- Writing research reports -- Glossary -- References -- Author index -- Subject index -- About the author

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Media and communication research methods: an introduction to qualitative and quantitative approaches

Berger, Arthur Asa

"This step-by-step introduction to conducting media and communication research offers practical insights along with the author's signature lighthearted style to make discussion of qualitative and quantitative methods easy to comprehend. The Fifth Edition of Media and Communication Research Methods includes a new chapter on discourse analysis; expanded discussion of social media, including discussion of the ethics of Facebook experiments; and Expanded coverage of the research process, with new discussion of search strategies and best practices for analyzing research articles. Ideal for beginning research students at both the graduate and undergraduate level, this proven book is clear, concise, and accompanied by just the right number of detailed examples, useful applications, and valuable exercises to help students to understand, and master, media and communication research"--

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