Society and media through history -- Theories and methods of media effects -- Advertising effects -- The boob tube: media and academic achievement -- Media addiction -- Banned books -- Media and body dissatisfaction -- Media and teen sexual behavior -- Race and the media -- Crime in the news -- Television/movie violence research -- Video game violence research -- Pornography -- Social media -- Now what?
Summary:
"This text cuts across different psychological approaches to studying how indivduals are affected by mass media and includes research from criminal justice and sociology. It considers critical debates in media psychology and how debates in science themselves can be influenced by processes such as "moral panic." Written in a lively, accessible manner, the book draws upon engaging examples such as Photoshopped model controversies, dubious advertising practices, and attempts to blame violent crimes on media to illustrate scholarly principles. Throughout, data from research studies are related back to real-world phenomena such as violence rates, advertising dollars spent, or changes in the news media."--Back of book.
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