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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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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.

The second edition of this bestselling textbook has been fully updated to reflect the changing landscape of media psychology. The new edition features a brand-new chapter on news and political media, as well as increased focus on AI and new forms of social media. It covers core areas such as positive media psychology, audience research, the effects of gaming, violence, advertising, and pornography, critically engaging with contemporary discussions around propaganda, fake news, deepfakes, and how media and health psychology interacted during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Written by a team of expert authors, this book will help readers to understand the structures, influences, and theories around media psychology. Particular care is also given to addressing the interaction between issues of social justice and the media, as well as the effects media has on both the members of marginalized groups and the way those groups are perceived. A student website and instructor resources provide further ways to engage with the content and support teaching and learning.

Containing a range of pedagogical features throughout to aid teaching and student learning, including vocabulary and key terms, discussion questions, and boxed examples, this is an essential resource for media psychology courses at the undergraduate and introductory master?s level globally.

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Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

1.      Media and Media Psychology

Gayle S. Stever

2.      Key Theories and Concepts from Media Psychology

Gayle S. Stever

3.      Research Methods

Gayle S. Stever, David C. Giles, J. David Cohen

4.      Positive Psychology, Moral Reasoning, and Prosocial Behavior

Gayle S. Stever

5.      Social Justice and the Media: Gender, Age, Size, and Disability

Gayle S. Stever

6.      Social Justice and the Media: Race, Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Status

Gayle S. Stever

7.      Aliens Eating Reese?s: Media Influence and Advertising

J. David Cohen 

8.      Propaganda, Fake News, and Deep Fakes

Mary E. Myers

9.      Processes of Audience Involvement

Gayle S. Stever

J. David Cohen

10. Dark Media: Violence, Pornography, and Addiction

J. David Cohen

11. Join the Adventure: The Psychology of Gaming

J. David Cohen

12. The Social Nature of Media

Gayle S. Stever

13. Media Psychology and Public Health

J. David Cohen

Gayle S. Stever 

14. Artificial Intelligence

Mary E. Myers 

15. The Psychology of News and Political Communication

David C. Giles 

16. The Future of Media Psychology

David C. Giles

Index