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Author:   Mary Beth Oliver (The Pennsylvania State University, USA) ,  Arthur A. Raney (Florida State University, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781138692152

ISBN 10:   1138692158
Pages:   250
Publication Date:   06 May 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part 1: Media and the Self1: Emotion, Media, and Our Social World 2: Media and Identity 3: Morality and the Selection, Reception, and Effects of Entertainment Media 4: Media and Spirituality 5: Integrating Technology and Media and the Social Learning Ecosystem: The Evolving State of Formal Learning Part 2: Media and Relationships6: Media and Social Groups 7: The Domestication of Media in the Family 8: Media and Friendships 9: Sex, Romance, and Media: Taking Stock of Two Research Literatures 10: Mediated Relationships and Social Life: Current Research on Fandom, Parasocial Relationships, and Identification Part 3: Emerging Media and Social Life11: Video Games and Social Life 12: The Structural Transformation of Mobile Communication: Implications for Self and Society 13: The Place Where Our Social Networks Reside: Social Media and Sociality 14: Blogging

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Mary Beth Oliver (Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison) is a distinguished professor in the Department of Film/Video & Media Studies and co-director of the Media Effects Research Lab at The Pennsylvania State University. Her research in media effects focuses on entertainment psychology and on social cognition. Her recent publications on these topics have appeared such journals as the Journal of Communication, Human Communication Research, and Communication Research, among others. She is currently an associate editor of the Media Psychology journal. Arthur A. Raney (Ph.D., University of Alabama) is the James E. Kirk Professor of Communication and director of doctoral studies in the School of Communication at Florida State University. His research primarily examines how and why we enjoy various media entertainment content, with specific attention to the role morality plays in those processes. His writings on these issues have been published in various anthologies, as well as in the Journal of Communication, Media Psychology, and Communication Theory, among others. He is currently an associate editor of the Media Psychology journal.

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