334 Pages
by
Routledge
336 Pages
by
Routledge
336 Pages
by
Routledge
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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, communication and media studies--and in doing so, maps out the territory for media psychology. David Giles... Read more
Contents: Preface. Part I: Media Psychology in Context. What Is Media Psychology, and Why Do We Need It? Theoretical Issues in Media Research. Research Methods in Media Psychology. Part II: Psychological Effects and Influences of Media. The Effects of Media Violence. Prosocial Effects of Media. Pornography and Erotica. Advertising. Part III: Developmental Issues in Media Psychology. Young Children and Television. Media and Adolescence. Part IV: The Social Psychology of the Media. Representations of Social Groups. The Psychology of the Media Audience. Part V: Genres. News and Current Affairs. Sport. Audience Participation and Reality TV. Soaps. Part VI: The Future of Media Psychology. The Internet. Psychology in the Media.
Biography
David Giles
"Giles's Volume does a good job summarizing much of the psychological research on the media. Further, the treatment is balanced....recommend Giles's Media Psychology to psychologists who are interested in the media because it provides a good treatment of the psychological study of the media."
—Contemporary Psychology"This book is a model of its kind - thought provoking, thorough and authoritative, with a mass of research surveyed by the author and set out in a comprehensive 26 page reference/bibliography section, along with author and subject indexes."
—Media Education Journal
