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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780215703321

Autore

Giles David <1964->

Titolo

Media psychology [[electronic resource] /] / David Giles

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J., : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers, 2003

ISBN

1-135-64052-1

1-282-32209-5

9786612322099

1-4106-0726-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (335 p.)

Disciplina

302.23/01/9

Soggetti

Mass media - Psychological aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (283-308) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Part I: MEDIA PSYCHOLOGY IN CONTEXT; Chapter 1 What Is Media Psychology, and Why Do We Need It?; Chapter 2 Theoretical Issues in Media Research; Chapter 3 Research Methods in Media Psychology; Part II: PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS AND INFLUENCES OF MEDIA; Chapter 4 The Effects of Media Violence; Chapter 5 Prosocial Effects of Media; Chapter 6 Pornography and Erotica; Chapter 7 Advertising; Part III: DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUES IN MEDIA PSYCHOLOGY; Chapter 8 Young Children and Television; Chapter 9 Media and Adolescence

Part IV: THE SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY OF THE MEDIAChapter 10 Representations of Social Groups; Chapter 11 The Psychology of the Media Audience; Part V: GENRES; Chapter 12 News and Current Affairs; Chapter 13 Sport; Chapter 14 Audience Participation and Reality TV; Chapter 15 Soaps; Part VI: THE FUTURE OF MEDIA PSYCHOLOGY; Chapter 16 The Internet; Chapter 17 Psychology in the Media; References; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

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 argues that psychologists have been guilty of ignoring the influence of the media over the last century, seeing it at best as a minor nuisance that will eventually go away. However, with the increa