1、5300 英文单词, 31500 英文字符 ,中文 9900 字 文献出处: Smith, Hollie, Brianne Suldovsky, and Laura Lindenfeld. Mass communication research in sustainability science: moving toward an engaged approach to address societys sustainability dilemma. Mass Communication and Society19.5 (2016): 1-18. Mass Communication Rese
2、arch in Sustainability Science: Moving Toward an Engaged Approach to Address Societys Sustainability Dilemma Hollie Smith;Brianne Suldovsky ;Laura Lindenfeld Mass communication scholarship provides invaluable insight into how discursive trends in media reflect, produce, and obscure societys most pre
3、ssing sustainability issues, yet too often this research falls short of creating action,interventions, or change. In this article, we argue that mass communication should be considered a cornerstone discipline for sustainability science research, particularly within transdisiciplinary sustainability
4、 science teams. We contend that mass communication researchers can advance sustainability efforts by moving toward a more engaged approach. In an effort to support scholars transition to such engagement, we consider how traditional mass communication theories can add value to action-oriented transdi
5、sciplinary sustainability science efforts and provide examples of engaged, transdisciplinary mass communication scholarship. INTRODUCTION The special call for this issue of Mass Communication and Society raised a key question: What are the roles of mass media and other forms of communication with re
6、gard to climate and sustainability programs? This question is particularly relevant given the rapid advancement in global risks we face as a society. As we consider communications role within climate and sustainability programs, we extend this line of questioning to reevaluate the role of mass media and communication researchers within sustainability research and practice as well. Mass media and communication scholars have long studied sustainability issues (e.g., Lewis, 2000; Nielsen