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history of research on media effects  

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  • Since the study of media effects began during World War I, several different theories have served as the conceptual framework for this research. In the early days of scientific effects studies, many social critics assumed powerful and uniform media effects. [Source: Encyclopedia of Children, Adolescents, and the Media; Media Effects, History of Research on]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-HLWNR5HG-4

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