Coarseness in U.S. Public Communication

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Popular Culture
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Author: Philip Dalton, Eric Mark Kramer ISBN: 9781611475043
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Publication: August 31, 2012
Imprint: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Language: English
Author: Philip Dalton, Eric Mark Kramer
ISBN: 9781611475043
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Publication: August 31, 2012
Imprint: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Language: English

Proceeding from the assumption that all manner of public communication in the United States is becoming increasingly coarse, this book argues that shared cultural notions of decency are being eroded by market logic—a decision making calculus based solely upon the aggregate preferences of self-interested individuals. The instrumentality of communication in this paradigm eclipses communication’s expressive potential, leaving our culture to value only communication’s capacity to achieve individual ends.

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Proceeding from the assumption that all manner of public communication in the United States is becoming increasingly coarse, this book argues that shared cultural notions of decency are being eroded by market logic—a decision making calculus based solely upon the aggregate preferences of self-interested individuals. The instrumentality of communication in this paradigm eclipses communication’s expressive potential, leaving our culture to value only communication’s capacity to achieve individual ends.

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