How Fantasy Becomes Reality
Information and Entertainment Media in Everyday Life, Revised and Expanded
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Erschienen am 1. Dezember 2015
336 Seiten
978-0-19-023931-2 (ISBN)
Beschreibung
From smartphones to social media, from streaming videos to fitness bands, our devices bring us information and entertainment all day long, forming an intimate part of our lives. Their ubiquity represents a major shift in human experience, and although we often hold our devices dear, we do not always fully appreciate how their nearly constant presence can influence our lives for better and for worse.
In this revised and expanded edition of How Fantasy Becomes Reality, social psychologist Karen E. Dill-Shackleford explains what the latest science tells us about how our devices influence our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. In engaging, conversational prose, she discusses both the benefits and the risks that come with our current level of media saturation. The wide-ranging conversation explores Avatar, Mad Men, Grand Theft Auto, and Comic Con to address critical issues such as media violence, portrayals of social groups, political coverage, and fandom. Her conclusions will empower readers to make our favorite sources of entertainment and information work for us and not against us.
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Karen E. Dill-Shackleford
How Fantasy Becomes Reality
Information and Entertainment Media in Everyday Life, Revised and Expanded
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01/2016
Oxford University Press Inc
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Karen E. Dill-Shackleford is a social psychologist who studies the role of media in everyday life. Some of her special areas of interest are the psychology of engagement with narrative, violence and violence prevention, portrayals of race and gender, and fandom.
Inhalt
Chapter 1. On Fantasy and Reality
Chapter 2. Fandom, Fantasy, and Reality
Chapter 3. Old and New Media in Everyday Life: From TV to Social Media
Chapter 4. Media Violence
Chapter 5. Representations of Social Groups in Media
Chapter 6. Advertising, Consumerism, and Health
Chapter 7. Media and Identity
Chapter 8. The Social Psychology of Political Coverage
Chapter 9. From the Passenger's Seat to the Driver's Seat
Notes
Bibliography
Index
