Media access : social and psychological dimensions of new technology use / edited by Erik P. Bucy, John E. Newhagen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bucy, Erik P., 1963-

Newhagen, John E.

Series:

LEA's communication series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mass media--Computer network resources.

Mass media.

Internet.

Mass media and technology.

Mass media--Psychological aspects.

Mass media--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

xx, 296 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum, [2004]

Summary:

"Media Access" is one of the reseach volumes to look beyond the technological and cost factors that determine "physical access" to new media technologies to examine the more urgent social and cognitive factors influencing access to the "conte

Contents:

1 Routes to Media Access / John E. Newhagen, Erik P. Bucy 3

Part II Psychological Dimensions of Media Access

2 Cognitive Access to New and Traditional Media: Evidence from Different Strata of the Social Order / Maria Elizabeth Grabe, Rasha Kamhawi 27

3 The Interactivity Paradox: Closer to the News but Confused / Erik P. Bucy 47

4 Avoiding Computers: Does Personality Play a Role? / Seth Finn, Appa Rao Korukonda 73

5 Social and Psychological Influences on Computer User Frustration / Katherine Bessiere, Irina Ceaparu, Jonathan Lazar, John Robinson, Ben Shneiderman 91

Part III Social and Cultural Dimensions of Media Access

6 Communities, Cultural Capital, and the Digital Divide / Viviana Rojas, Joseph Straubhaar, Debasmita Roychowdhury, Ozlem Okur 107

7 Reducing Barriers to Access via Public Information Infrastructure: The LaGrange Public Internet Initiative / Jan Youtie, Philip Shapira, Greg Laudeman 131

8 Home Internet Use in Low-Income Families: Is Access Enough to Eliminate the Digital Divide? / Linda A. Jackson, Gretchen Barbatsis, Frank A. Biocca, Alexander von Eye, Yong Zhao, Hiram E. Fitzgerald 155

Part IV Media Access to the Public Sphere

9 Conceptual Elasticity of the Public Sphere: Tracking Media and Psychological Determinants of Access / Johnette Hawkins McCrery, John E. Newhagen 187

10 The Skills and Motivations of Interactive Media Participants: The Case of Political Talk Radio / C. Richard Hofstetter 207

11 Divides in Succession: Possession, Skills, and Use of New Media for Societal Participation / Jan van Dijk 233

12 Universal Usability: Pushing Human-Computer Interaction Research to Empower Every Citizen / Ben Shneiderman 255

Part V Conclusions and Connections

13 Integrating the Research on Media Access: A Critical Overview / Leah A. Lievrouw 269.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0805841091

0805841105

OCLC:

51861910