The study of media processes and effects is one of the most central to the discipline of communication and encompasses a vast array of theoretical perspectives, methodological tools, and applications to important social contexts. In light of this importance--as well as the rapid changes in the media environment that have occurred during the past 20 years--this Handbook explores where media effects research has been over the past several decades, and, equally important, contemplates where it should go in the years ahead.
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The study of media processes and effects is one of the most central to the discipline of communication and encompasses a vast array of theoretical ...
Our use of media touches on almost all aspects of our social lives, be they friendships, parent-child relationships, emotional lives, or social stereotypes. How we understand ourselves and others is now largely dependent on how we perceive ourselves and others in media, how we interact with one another through mediated channels, and how we share, construct, and understand social issues via our mediated lives.
This volume highlights cutting edge scholarship from preeminent scholars in media psychology that examines how media intersect with our social lives in three broad areas:...
Our use of media touches on almost all aspects of our social lives, be they friendships, parent-child relationships, emotional lives, or social ste...
The Routledge Handbook of Media Use and Well-Being serves as the first international review of the current state of this fast-developing area of research. The volume provides a multifaceted perspective on the beneficial as well as the detrimental effects of media exposure on psychological health and well-being. As a "first-mover," it will define the field of media use and well-being and provide an essential resource for research and teaching in this area.
The volume is structured along four central considerations:
Processes presents concepts that provide a theoretical...
The Routledge Handbook of Media Use and Well-Being serves as the first international review of the current state of this fast-developing area of re...
Our use of media touches on almost all aspects of our social lives, be they friendships, parent-child relationships, emotional lives, or social stereotypes. How we understand ourselves and others is now largely dependent on how we perceive ourselves and others in media, how we interact with one another through mediated channels, and how we share, construct, and understand social issues via our mediated lives.
This volume highlights cutting edge scholarship from preeminent scholars in media psychology that examines how media intersect with our social lives in three broad areas: media and...
Our use of media touches on almost all aspects of our social lives, be they friendships, parent-child relationships, emotional lives, or social ste...
