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008 100730s2010 enka b 001 0 eng
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050 00 $aP96.P75$bG557 2010
082 00 $a302.2301/9$222
100 1 $aGiles, David,$d1964-
245 10 $aPsychology of the media /$cDavid Giles.
260 $aHoundmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ;$aNew York :$bPalgrave Macmillan,$c2010.
300 $aviii, 230 p. :$bill. ;$c22 cm.
490 0 $aPalgrave insights in psychology
520 $a"From body image to social networking, the media has a huge influence on how we view ourselves and others and this engaging text is ideal for students studying media psychology for the first time. With coverage of media violence, celebrity culture and online behaviour, this is a comprehensive introduction to an important subject"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 197-221) and index.
505 8 $aMachine generated contents note: INTRODUCTION TO MEDIA PSYCHOLOGY -- History of the Mass Media -- Ways of Thinking about Psychology and the Media -- THE PASSIVE MEDIA USER -- Anti- and Pro-Social Behaviour and the Media -- Advertising and Persuasion -- Body Image and the Media -- THE ACTIVE MEDIA USER -- Parasocial Interaction -- Audience Participation Media -- Fandom -- THE MEDIATED SOCIAL WORLD -- Celebrity -- Media Representations -- Media Framing -- Developmental Psychology and the Media -- NEW MEDIA -- Social Relations Online -- Recent Developments in Internet Technology -- Other Technologies.
650 0 $aMass media$xPsychological aspects.