Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-180) and index.
Introduction: The politics of audiences in America -- Theater audiences, crowds, and publics -- From crowds to masses : movies, radio, and advertising -- From cultivated individual to public citizen -- Broadcast publics -- Mass media, mass man -- Media effects and passive audiences -- Boob tube, fans, and addicts : pathological audiences -- Epilogue.
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Introduction: The politics of audiences in America -- Theater audiences, crowds, and publics -- From crowds to masses : movies, radio, and advertising -- From cultivated individual to public citizen -- Broadcast publics -- Mass media, mass man -- Media effects and passive audiences -- Boob tube, fans, and addicts : pathological audiences -- Epilogue.