TY - BOOK AU - Berger,Arthur Asa TI - Media and communication research methods: an introduction to qualitative and quantitative approaches SN - 0761918531 U1 - 302.23 PY - 2000/// CY - Thousand Oaks, California PB - Sage Publications, Inc. KW - Mass media KW - Research KW - Methodology KW - Communication N1 - Includes bibliographical references, glossary and index; Part I: Getting started -- 1. What Is Research? -- 2. Library Searches -- Part II: Methods of Textual Analysis -- 3. Semiotic Analysis -- 4. Rhetorical Analysis -- 5. Ideological Criticism -- 6. Psychoanalytic Criticism -- Part III: Qualitative Research Methods -- 7. Interviews -- 8. Historical Analysis -- 9. Ethnomethodological Research -- 10: Participant Observation -- Part IV: Quantitative Research Methods -- 11: Content Analysis -- 12: Surveys -- 13: Experiments -- 14: A Primer on Descriptive Statistics -- Part V: Putting It All Together -- 15: Nineteen Common Thinking Errors to Avoid -- 16. Wrtiing Research Reports; Berger, A. A. (2000). Media and communication research methods: An introduction to qualitative and quantitative approaches. Sage Publications, Inc ER -