Title: Exploring Media and Cultural Theory: A Summary of Thomson and Ward’s Perspectives

Choose two of the four readings below taken from study week two. Summarise these readings. Allow 500 words for each piece.
▪ Thomson I.T. (2005) ‘The theory that won’t die: From Mass Society to the Decline of Social Capital’, Sociological Forum, 20 (3):421-448
▪ Ward S.J.A. (2014) ‘Classic Liberal Theory in a Digital World’, in Fortner R.S. and Fackler P. M. (eds) The Handbook of Mass Communication Theory. Chichester: John Wiley ▪ Laughey, D. (2007) ‘What is media theory?’, in Key Themes in Media Theory (Chapter 1).
Buckingham: Open University Press
▪ Longhurst, B. et al. (2010) ‘Cultural Theory’, in Introduction to Cultural Studies (Chapter 1 – sections 1.1-1.4)
*** Words count = 1000 words.
*** In-Text citations and referencing using Harvard style.