Cover; How Fantasy Becomes Reality; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; ix; Acknowledgments; xi; 1. Fantasy and Reality; Primer on Media and Social Construction; 1; 2 Fandom, Fantasy, and Reality 1; 3 Old and New Media in Everyday Life: From TV to Social Media 4 Media Violence; 5 Representations of Social Groups in Media: Race, Gender, and Beyond 6 Advertising, Consumerism, and Health 1; 7 Media and Social Identity 8 The Social Psychology of Political Coverage; 9 From the Passenger's Seat to the Driver's Seat 9; Notes; Index |