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 animportant subject. INDICE: - 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 Disorders and 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 -
- ISBN: 978-0-230-24986-8
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 240
- Fecha Publicación: 20/08/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés