Social Representations Theory. A New Theory for Media Research

dc.contributor.author	Höijer, Birgitta
dc.contributor.editor	Carlsson, Ulla
dc.date.accessioned	2014-11-21T08:54:27Z
dc.date.available	2014-11-21T08:54:27Z
dc.date.issued	2011-06
dc.identifier.citation	Nordicom Review 32 (2011) 2, pp. 3-16	sv
dc.identifier.isbn	978-91-86523-29-9
dc.identifier.issn	1403-1108
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2077/37454
dc.description.abstract	This article argues that the theory of social representations can give valuable contributions to media research. It offers a new theory-based approach for studying how the media and citizens socially represent societal and political issues colouring our age, or some specific time period. Two fundamental communicative mechanisms – anchoring and objectification – are posited by the theory. These mechanisms, with a set of subcategories, are presented and it is shown how they can be used as conceptual analytical tools in empirical analysis. Concrete examples are given from a study on climate change and the media.	sv
dc.format.extent	14 p.	sv
dc.language.iso	eng	sv
dc.publisher	Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordicom	sv
dc.subject	social representations	sv
dc.subject	climate change	sv
dc.subject	anchoring	sv
dc.subject	objectification	sv
dc.subject	media research	sv
dc.subject	communicative mechanisms	sv
dc.title	Social Representations Theory. A New Theory for Media Research	sv
dc.type	Text	sv
dc.type.svep	article, peer reviewed scientific	sv
dc.contributor.organization	Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Örebro University	sv