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    The Mass Media & Social Problems
    The Mass Media & Social Problems
    The Mass Media & Social Problems
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    The Mass Media & Social Problems

    By D. Howitt

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    Discusses the way the mass media treats social problems, its contribution to causing and curing social problems, and its use by concerned organisations and groups wishing to act to reduce social problems. It brings together a wide range of topics including racism, sexism, poverty, violence, pornography, the educational disadvantaged, and crime and justice.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherElsevier Science
    Release dateOct 22, 2013
    ISBN9781483293530
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