This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 17 titles deal with the following topics: British mass communication research; communication theories held by Harold Adams Innis; adolescents' mass communication behavior and family planning knowledge; a college-level course in film appreciation; effects of television and adult/child interaction on preschool children's language; the suppression of the film "The Birth of a Nation"; the right of the public to have access to the broadcast media; effects on adolescents of viewing the television series "Roots"; television programming and production in Greece; the cable regulation measure proposed by the Office of Telecommunications Policy; the Communications Satellite Act of 1962; the effect of editing on storytelling aspects of silent films; the processes by which voters acquire accurate perceptions of presidential candidates' issue positions; international broadcasting by private United States sources; the effectiveness of a direct mail campaign in increasing knowledge levels; the way in which women view the subject matter of television soap operas; and the responses of high school students to written and filmed versions of short stories. (GW)