![]() ![]() As with any book of papers written by various people, there is some difficulty in finding any development of ideas or theoretical perspectives on the general topic selected for analysis.Īnother difficulty is in the ethnocentrism of the book as a whole. The conclusion often is that more needs to be known about VCR usage in the home. With regard to the approaches taken by the commissioned authors, the most common one is to begin by summarizing what is known about some aspect of VCR usage, follow this by reporting of a small empirical research project undertaken by the authors, and conclude with observations about the research findings, extrapolating from the research to suggest a trend in the usage of this technology. ![]() Mark Levy has assembled 13 commissioned research papers on the introduction of videocassette recorders (VCRs) in the home market and the social usage of pre-recorded and blank videotapes. ![]() This book is one of a series of Sage Focus editions-a series devoted to a variety of social science topics, only a few of which are concerned with mass communication. ![]()
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