The Construction of Reality and the Reality on Construction. Mass media in Niklas Luhman Sociology

Authors

  • José María García Blanco Universidad de Oviedo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31921/doxacom.n1a9

Keywords:

Luhman Niklas (1927-1998), review, interpretation

Abstract

This article seeks to present a concise overview of the sociology of the mass media elaborated by Niklas Luhmann. The great german sociologist wanted to carry out an analysis token roo! in his general theory of the modern society, in arder to overcome the preponderantly descrip­tive leve/ of the socia/ research into the media. The main thesis of Luhmann is that the media constructs the reality with which can operate such a complex system as if is our society. When making this they assume the important function of absorbing the {social) uncertainty about what and how the world is. In consequence it was a/so fundamental mission of this sociology to figu­re out the (social) reality of that construction.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Global Statistics ℹ️

Cumulative totals since publication
669
Views
228
Downloads
897
Total

References

Bourdieu, P. (1991): La distinción. Criterio y bases sociales del gusto, Madrid: Taurus.

Esposito, E. (1995): "lnteraktion, lnteraktivitat und Personalisierung der Massenmedien", Soziale Systeme, vol. l , pp. 225- 259.

García Blanco, J.M. (1997): "Autopoiesis: un nuevo paradigma sociológico", Anthropos, nº 173/ 17 4, pp. 78-91.

Luhmann, N. (1981): "Verandungen im System gesellschaftliche Kommunikation und die Massenmedien", en Luhmann, N., Soziologische Aufklarung 3, pp. 309-320.

Luhmann, N. (1987): "Distinctions directrices. Über Codierung van Semantiken und Systemen", en Luhmann, N ., Soziologische Aufklarung 4, pp. 13-31.

Luhmann, N. (1990): "Gesellschoftliche Komplexitii t und oiffentliche Meinung", en Lahmonn, N., Soziologische Aufklarung 5, pp. 170 -182 .

Luhmann, N. (1996): Die Realitat der Massenmedien, 2º ed. ampliada, Opladen: Westdeutscher [hoy edición española: La realidad de los medios de masas, Barcelona: Anthropos 2000]

Luhmann, N. 1997): Die Gesellschaft der Gesellschaft, Frankfurt: Suhrkamp.

Luhmann, N. (1998): Complejidad y modernidad: de la unidad o la diferencia, Madrid: Trotta.

Luhmann, N. (1998a): "¿Qué es comunicación?", en Beriain, J., e lturrate, J.L. (eds.), Paro comprender la teoría sociológica, Estella (Navarra): EVD, pp. 477-482.

Downloads

Published

04-12-2003

Issue

Section

Miscellaneous of Research articles and essays

How to Cite

García Blanco, J. M. (2003). The Construction of Reality and the Reality on Construction. Mass media in Niklas Luhman Sociology. Doxa Comunicación. Interdisciplinary Journal of Communication Studies and Social Sciences, 1, 149-170. https://doi.org/10.31921/doxacom.n1a9
PlumX Metrics