Understanding Media Psychology

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

AvGayle S. Stever,David C. Giles,J. David Cohen,Mary E. Myers

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Understanding Media Psychology is an authoritative introductory textbook on the growing field of media psychology. Providing an overview of topics in the field, it summarizes key concepts and theories and considers the importance of media psychology in today’s society.The second edition of this bestselling textbook has been fully updated to reflect the changing landscape of media psychology. The new edition features a brand-new chapter on news and political media, as well as increased focus on AI and new forms of social media. It covers core areas such as positive media psychology, audience research, and the effect of gaming, violence, advertising and pornography, critically engaging with contemporary discussions around propaganda, fake news, deepfakes, and how media and health psychology interacted during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Written by a team of expert authors, this book will help readers understand the structures, influences, and theories around media psychology. Particular care is also given to addressing the interaction between issues of social justice and the media, as well as the effects media has on both the members of marginalized groups and how those groups are perceived. A student website and instructor resources provide further ways to engage with the content and support teaching and learning.Containing a range of pedagogical features throughout to aid teaching and student learning, including vocabulary and key terms, discussion questions, and boxed examples, this is an essential resource for media psychology courses at the undergraduate and introductory master’s levels globally.

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Utgivningsdatum2025-07-22
Mått174 x 246 x undefined mm
Vikt1 020 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor408
Upplaga2
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9781032812687

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Gayle S. Stever is Professor of Psychology at Empire State University of New York, USA. She works in the areas of developmental psychology, media psychology, and fan studies. Her writing has centered around celebrity–audience relationships, the nature of attachment both within and outside of a media context, evolutionary psychology as it relates to media, and mixed-methods research.David C. Giles is Reader in Media Psychology at the University of Winchester, UK. He explores the impact of media on human behavior with a particular interest in celebrity–audience relationships, the dynamics of online interaction, qualitative research methods, and psychological issues around artistic and cultural activities.J. David Cohen is a faculty member at Empire State University of New York, USA. His research focuses on rewatching media, parasocial experiences, and how media affects human development. Other specific topics of interest for J. David Cohen are narrative psychology, advertising, new media, and social psychology.Mary E. Myers is an assistant professor in the School of Communication & the Arts at Regent University, VA, USA. She built and currently leads the Doctor of Strategic Communication doctoral program – the nation’s first technical doctorate in strategic communication. Her work also explores parasocial and place attachment, artificial intelligence, and crisis communication.

ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgements1. Media and Media PsychologyGayle S. Stever2. Key Theories and Concepts from Media PsychologyGayle S. Stever3. Research MethodsGayle S. Stever, David C. Giles, J. David Cohen4. Positive Psychology, Moral Reasoning, and Prosocial BehaviorGayle S. Stever5. Social Justice and the Media: Gender, Age, Size, and DisabilityGayle S. Stever 6. Social Justice and the Media: Race, Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic StatusGayle S. Stever 7. Aliens Eating Reese’s: Media Influence and AdvertisingJ. David Cohen 8. Propaganda, Fake News, and Deep FakesMary E. Myers9. Processes of Audience InvolvementGayle S. SteverJ. David Cohen 10. Dark Media: Violence, Pornography, and AddictionJ. David Cohen 11. Join the Adventure: The Psychology of GamingJ. David Cohen 12. The Social Nature of MediaGayle S. Stever 13. Media Psychology and Public HealthJ. David CohenGayle S. Stever 14. Artificial IntelligenceMary E. Myers 15. The Psychology of News and Political CommunicationDavid C. Giles 16. The Future of Media PsychologyDavid C. GilesIndex