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Understanding Media Psychology is an authoritative introductory textbook to the growing field of media psychology. Providing an overview of topics in the field, it summarizes key concepts and theories as well as considering the importance of media psychology in today's society.
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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
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Gayle S. Stever is Professor of Psychology for 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 on the faculty 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 Josh 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, Virginia, USA. She built and currently leads the Doctor of Strategic Communication (DSC) doctoral program-the nation's first technical doctorate in strategic communication. Her work also explores parasocial and place attachment, artificial intelligence, and crisis.
