Handbook of Media Psychology: The Science and The Practice
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Description
This comprehensive and up-to-date resource presents the state of the science in the expanding and widely influential field of media psychology and technology. Covering theoretical concepts, research, and practice, this handbook explores key areas relevant to developing media psychology and technology in today's world.
The impact of media and technology is discussed as are the uses and misuses of various media outlets, including television, film, and social media. How media affects public opinion and attitudes is given special attention, as are psycho-social and neuropsychological factors. The authors are recognized experts in this field, many associated with the American Psychological Association’s Society of Media Psychology and Technology. This relevant and timely handbook provides researchers and academics with rich wide-ranging presentations of an area critical to the dissemination and discussion of results and implications of ongoing scientific investigations for bringing about social change in democratic societies through the use of media and technology.
ISBN
978-3-031-56536-6
Publication Date
4-30-2024
Publisher
Springer
City
New York
Keywords
Media Psychology, Technology, Online Education, Video Games, Advertising, Propaganda, Television, Film, Audience, Research Methods, Celebrity, Parasocial Relationships, Aggression, Violence, Pornography Addiction, Social Media, Film, Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence
Disciplines
Psychology
Recommended Citation
Rich, Grant J.; Kumar, V. Krishna; and Farley, Frank H., "Handbook of Media Psychology: The Science and The Practice" (2024). College of the Sciences & Mathematics Faculty Books. 31.
https://digitalcommons.wcupa.edu/ctsmfaculty_books/31