Psychology of the Media

David Giles (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

200 Seiten

2010
Red Globe Press (Verlag)
978-0-230-24986-8 (ISBN)

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From body image to social networking, the media has a huge influence on how we view ourselves and others and this engaging text is ideal for students studying media psychology for the first time. With coverage of media violence, celebrity culture and online behaviour, this is a comprehensive introduction to an important subject.

From newspapers to social networking sites, the mass media play a huge role in shaping the way we see ourselves and others.

In this engaging introduction, Giles explores our relationship with the media, looking at the effects of advertising, celebrity worship and media influence on violent behaviour.

Whatever your level of study, this introduction will help you to evaluate the full reach of the media in our lives.

DAVID GILES is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Winchester, UK. He is author of the textbook Media Psychology (2003) and his research work has generated a great deal of interest in the media, being featured in The Guardian, The Sunday Times and on BBC Radio 4.

PART I: INTRODUCTION TO MEDIA PSYCHOLOGY
History of the Mass Media
Ways of Thinking about Psychology and the Media
PART II: MEDIA INFLUENCES ON SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR
Media Influences on Pro and Anti Social Behaviour
Persuasion and Advertising
Body Image, Eating Disordersand the Media
PART III: THE AUDIENCE
Parasocial Interaction
Celebrity and Fandom
Audience Participation Media
PART IV: THE MEDIATED SOCIAL WORLD
Framing and the Psychology of News Influence
Developmental Psychology and the Media
PART V: NEW MEDIA
Psychology and the Internet
Psychological Issues in New Media.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	20.8.2010
Reihe/Serie	Macmillan Insights in Psychology series
Reihe/Serie	Palgrave Insights in Psychology series
Sprache	englisch
Maße	138 x 214 mm
Gewicht	300 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sozialpsychologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
ISBN-10	0-230-24986-8 / 0230249868
ISBN-13	978-0-230-24986-8 / 9780230249868
Zustand	Neuware