Media Psychology by David Giles
This text tackles the traditional topics of media psychology--sex, violence, advertising--along with developmental aspects of media influence and the psychology of the audience. It examines specific media genres--news, sports, soaps, audience participation media, the internet -- and asks what light psychology can shed on the popularity of these genres and the response of their audiences."Giles's Volume does a good job summarizing much of the psychological research on the mediaFurther, the treatment is balanced....recommend Giles's Media Psychology to psychologists who are interested in the media because it provides a good treatment of the psychological study of the media."
—Contemporary Psychology
"This book is a model of its kind - thought provoking, thorough and authoritative, with a mass of research surveyed by the author and set out in a comprehensive 26 page reference/bibliography section, along with author and subject indexes."
—Media Education Journal
Giles is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Coventry University, where he specializes in media psychology. He has used a combination of quantitative and qualitative methodologies to publish in books and journals.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780805840490 |
| ISBN 10 | 0805840494 |
| Title | Media Psychology |
| Author | David Giles |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Inc |
| Year published | 2003-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 334 |
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