000 00483nam a2200133Ia 4500
999 _c200812
_d200812
020 _a9789351505426
040 _cDepartment of Social Science
100 _aMelkote, Srinivas Raj
245 0 _aCommunication for development: theory and practice for empowerment and social justice/
_cSrinivas Raj Melkote, H. Leslie Steeves.
260 _aNew Delhi :
_bSAGE Publications,
_c2015.
300 _a1 online resource (395 pages)
505 _aIntro; For Our Readers; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Photographs; List of Boxes; List of Abbreviations; Foreword; Preface; Part I. Introduction and Overview; 1. Development Communication, Empowerment, and Social Justice in the Globalization Epoch; Media and Communication; Development and Directed Change; Empowerment; Social Justice; Development Communication; Third World; Globalization; Conclusion; Organization of the Book; 2. Evolution of Devcom for Development and Social Justice; Evolution of the Theory and Practice of Devcom Communication and Development for Social Justice in the 21st Century Conclusion; Part II. Development Discourse, Modernization Theory, and Devcom; 3. Modernization, Globalization, and the Dominant Development Discourse; Modernization as an Economic Model; Modernization as Social Evolution; Modernization as Individual Change; Modernization as Discourse; Globalization; Conclusion; 4. Media and Communication in Modernization and Globalization; Communication Effects Approach; Mass Media and Modernization Approach; Diffusion of Innovations Research; Social Marketing Family Planning and HIV/AIDS Communication CampaignsMedia and Communication under Globalization; Conclusion; Part III. Critical Perspectives on Communication and Development; 5. Deconstructing the Dominant Development Paradigm; Biases of the Dominant Development Paradigm; Critique of the Economic Models; Sociological and Psychosocial Models Revisited; Gender and Environmental Biases in Modernization Discourse; Alternative Perspectives of Development and Social Change; Conclusion; 6. Critique of Devcom in the Dominant Paradigm; Critique of Mass Media under Modernization Critique of Diffusion of Innovations Research and PracticeCritical Appraisal of Campaigns in Strategic Social Change; New Roles for Devcom; Digital Communication Technologies for Development; Conclusion; Part IV. Liberation Perspectives and Practices in Development; 7. Liberation Theology and Development; Religious Bias in the Dominant Development Paradigm; Jewish Liberation Theology; Christian Liberation Theology; Islam and Liberation; Gandhian Liberation Theology; Buddhism and Liberation; Liberation Theology and Marxism; Forming Alliances; Conclusion 8. Communication and Spirituality in DevelopmentPaolo Freire and Liberation Theology; Base Ecclesial Community Movement in Brazil; Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement in Sri Lanka; Muslims' Roles in United Nations Population Fund Projects in Ghana; Conclusion; Part V. Participatory and Empowerment Paradigms for Social Justice; 9. Participatory Paradigm in Development; Participatory Strategies in Directed Social Change; Participatory Communication Processes and Strategies; Communication Models in Directed Change Programs; Enhanced Role for Devcom; Conclusion
650 _aSocial Science
700 _aSteeves, H. Leslie
856 _uhttps://evidya.sagepub.in/library/communication-for-development?bookId=2924&siteName=evidya
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