Psychology and Social Media - Becoming Digital

This book explores and critiques the psychology of social media over the past decade, and analyses treatment of social media within a scientific framework and historical context, predicting future trends and examining how social media as a developing phenomenon will continue to shape our lives, making it an ideal resource for students taking cyberpsychology courses and modules, as well as wider psychology courses.

List of contents

Part I. The logic of social media
Chapter 1. Theorising social media
Chapter 2. Contextualising social media
Chapter 3. Defining social media
Chapter 4. Analysing social media
Part II. The psyche of social media
Chapter 5. Interpreting social media
Chapter 6. Developing through social media
Chapter 7. Identifying with social media
Chapter 8. Socialising on social media
Chapter 9. Individualizing social media
Chapter 10. Pathologizing social media
Conclusion

Summary

This book explores and critiques the psychology of social media over the past decade, and analyses treatment of social media within a scientific framework and historical context. In examining the subjective experience of being on social media services by interpreting research from various areas of psychology, this interdisciplinary work addresses psychological, sociological, philosophical, anthropological, and legal implications of social media usage. It predicts future trends and examines how social media as a developing phenomenon will continue to shape our lives, making it an ideal resource for students taking cyberpsychology courses and modules, as well as wider psychology courses.

Product details

• Authors: Ciaran Mc Mahon, Ciarán Mc Mahon, Ciaran (Award-Winning Academic Psycholog Mc Mahon, Ciaran (Bank Account Details Updated Sf Mc Mahon, Ciaran (Bank Account Details Updated SF 903604 22 8 16 DB) MC Mahon, Ciaran (bank account details updated SF 903604 22.8.16 DB) Mc Mahon
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 31.03.2019, delayed
• EAN: 9781138292697
• ISBN: 978-1-138-29269-7
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / General, Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Psychological theory & schools of thought