Books for Media Effects Courses

A Cognitive Psychology of Mass Communication

5th Edition

By Richard Jackson Harris, Richard Jackson Harris, Fred Sanborn

In this fifth edition of A Cognitive Psychology of Mass Communication, author Richard Jackson Harris continues his examination of how our experiences with media affect the way we acquire knowledge about the world, and how this knowledge influences our attitudes and behavior. Presenting theories...

Published May 18th 2009 by Routledge

Media Effects

Advances in Theory and Research, 3rd Edition

Edited by Jennings Bryant, Mary Beth Oliver

Series: Routledge Communication Series

With contributions from some of the finest scholars in the discipline, Media Effects serves not only as a comprehensive reference volume for media effects study but also as an exceptional textbook for advanced courses in media effects. Covering the breadth of the media effects arena, this third...

Published December 17th 2008 by Routledge

Media Psychology

By David Giles

Media Psychology examines the impact that 21st century media use has on human behavior, from teenage crushes on pop stars to soap fandom in adulthood. It brings together North American communication research with European media research in a variety of disciplines--psychology, sociology,...

Published January 31st 2003 by Routledge