id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt crl-10441 Merritt, LeRoy Charles Communications in Modern Society: Fifteen Studies of the Mass Media Prepared for the University of Illinois Institute of Communications Research (Book Review) 1949-04-01 3 .pdf application/pdf 2161 92 54 The essentially elementary stage so far achieved by communications research is best expressed by Bernard Berelson in these words: Some kinds of communication on some kinds of issues brought to the attention of some kinds of people under some kinds of conditions have some kinds of effects. The book is a useful and inspiring descrip- tion of the achievements and the limitations of communications research today, complete with informative footnotes and a bibliography of roo titles for further reading. cache/crl-10441.pdf txt/crl-10441.txt