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Author / Creator:Giles, David, 1964-
Imprint:Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers, 2003.
Description:1 online resource (x, 324 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11310651
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ISBN:1410607267
9781410607263
9780805840483
0805840486
9780805840490
0805840494
0805840486
0805840494
1135640521
9781135640521
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9781282322097
9786612322099
6612322098
Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (283-308) and indexes.
English.
Print version record.
Summary:Media Psychology examines the impact that 21st century media use has on human behavior, from teenage crushes on pop stars to soap fandom in adulthood. It brings together North American communication research with European media research in a variety of disciplines--psychology, sociology, communication and media studies--and in doing so, maps out the territory for media psychology. David Giles argues that psychologists have been guilty of ignoring the influence of the media over the last century, seeing it at best as a minor nuisance that will eventually go away. However, with the increa.
Other form:Print version: Giles, David, 1964- Media psychology. Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers, 2003 0805840486