How Fantasy Becomes Reality - Information Entertainment Media in Everyday Life, Revised Expanded

Zusatztext ...a triumph, an eminently accessible yet thoroughly substantive volume on a topic of great relevance to all. Informationen zum Autor Karen E. Dill-Shackleford is a social psychologist who studies the role of media in everyday life. Some of her special areas of interest are the psychology of engagement with narrative, violence and violence prevention, portrayals of race and gender, and fandom. Klappentext In this new edition of How Fantasy Becomes Reality, Karen E. Dill-Shackleford offers readers a greater understanding of what the current science of psychology tells us about life in our digital culture. Zusammenfassung In this new edition of How Fantasy Becomes Reality, Karen E. Dill-Shackleford offers readers a greater understanding of what the current science of psychology tells us about life in our digital culture. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1. On Fantasy and Reality Chapter 2. Fandom, Fantasy, and Reality Chapter 3. Old and New Media in Everyday Life: From TV to Social Media Chapter 4. Media Violence Chapter 5. Representations of Social Groups in Media Chapter 6. Advertising, Consumerism, and Health Chapter 7. Media and Identity Chapter 8. The Social Psychology of Political Coverage Chapter 9. From the Passenger's Seat to the Driver's Seat Notes Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Karen E. Dill-Shackleford
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.12.2015
• EAN: 9780190239299
• ISBN: 978-0-19-023929-9
• No. of pages: 280
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Media science; Media Studies, PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Clinical Psychology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, Clinical psychology, Social, group or collective psychology, Media, Information & Communication Industries