Press and Working Class Consciouness in Developing Societies: a Case Study of an Indian State - Kerala [Hardcover]

The role of press in the development of political consciousness varies with the social classes to which it communicates the press as now constituted in India is geared to preserve the status-quo which is heavily weighted in favour of the owners of the means of production ; it protects their rights, promotes their interests and fortifies their political organisations. There are two approaches which explain political participation/consciousness the—functionalist and the Marxist. However, the central premise of the books is that of reconciling the two major approaches of media communication. The functionalist consider voting as the main index of political consciousness, while the Marxist hold that political consciousness is a product of social history associated with the development of productive forces and is sharpened with the contradiction between the forces and relations of production. Accordingly, the functionalist give excessive importance to the press in the development of political consciousness is a product of its historical setting of the socio-economic configuration. The press only helps in the process of consolidation of political consciousness of the people under specific condition. In addition, the study gives a cogent account of the development of the Indian Press and contains useful data on ownership, control and circulation. About The Author:- Dr. Manu Bhaskar took her M. A. in Sociology from Saugar University in 1973, and later took her M. Phil. and Ph.D. from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Since 1982, she has been on the Faculty of the Department of Sociology, University of Kerala. Her main research areas are : Women Tribals, harijans and problems and movement of workers both in the organized and unorganized sectors. Her deep interest in the problems of the oppressed motivated her to undertake the present study of the working class consciousness. Contents:- Preface • List of Tables • Introduction • Press and Political Consciousness • Indian Press : History, Ownership and Ideology • Kerala : Political and Economic Background • Press and Class Consciouness Among the Working Class • Epilogue • Selected Bibliography • Index. The Title 'Press and Working Class Consciouness in Developing Societies: a Case Study of an Indian State - Kerala written/authored/edited by Manu Bhaskar', published in the year 2013. The ISBN 9788121202466 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 208 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Mass Communication / Journalism. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol:-