Uses and gratifications theory

theory stating that audiences have power over their media consumption
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Uses and gratifications theory

Summary

Uses and gratifications theory is a communication theory[1]. It draws 236 Wikipedia views per month (communication_theory category, ranking #1 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • Uses and gratifications theory's instance of is recorded as communication theory[3].
  • Uses and gratifications theory's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02ds3y[4].
  • Uses and gratifications theory's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11bc71njjs[5].
  • Uses and gratifications theory's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2778838397[6].
  • Uses and gratifications theory's Latvian National Encyclopedia Online ID is recorded as 105564[7].
  • Uses and gratifications theory's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C2778838397[8].
  • Uses and gratifications theory's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 224695[9].

Why It Matters

Uses and gratifications theory draws 236 Wikipedia views per month (communication_theory category, ranking #1 of 6).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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