From newspapers to social networking sites, the mass media play a huge role in shaping the way we see ourselves and others. In this engaging introduction, Giles explores our relationship with the media, looking at the effects of advertising, celebrity worship and media influence on violent behaviour. Whatever your level of study, this introduction will help you to evaluate the full reach of the media in our lives.

Psychology of the Media (Macmillan Insights in Psychology series, 5)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

GILES, DAVID

Psychology & Counseling

Red Globe Press

Your Psychology Project Handbook is a comprehensive guide to completing your psychology research project or dissertation. The text is organised to reflect the natural progression through the project process, from developing your initial idea, managing your supervisor and ethical issues, through carrying out the research, to writing it up. This book will provide you with all the support you need to conduct your qualitative or quantitative independent projects, and will give you the confidence to achieve a successful result. A range of pedagogical tools are used throughout to enable you to consolidate your understanding of the process and anticipate . Common confusions, real student experiences and frequently asked questions that may arise during each stage of the process are addressed throughout. This books provides the guidance and practical advice to help you to `add value' and improve your marks for this essential part of your degree. The accompanying website offers downloadable forms, templates, worksheets and checklists to help you save time in planning and carrying out your project work.. Features * Introduction Boxes: present each chapter and introduce the learning outcomes for each chapter * `Common Confusions' boxes: explain common terminology * `Urban Myths' inserts: dispels commonly held incorrect beliefs about completing dissertations * `Maximizing Marks' boxes: offers keen students additional advice on more sophisticated ideas or techniques to consider at various stages in order to add value to their project work. These will often require students to engage in further reading, and/or discussion with their supervisor. * `Top Tip' inserts: present short practical notes on how to achieve the best outcomes. * Summary Boxes: pull together the key teaching points covered by each chapter * Annotated Further Reading lists: direct students to appropriate further information and indicate to them the nature and level of those texts.

Your Psychology Project Handbook: Becoming a Researcher

Wood, Clare

Percy, Carol

PRENTICE/HALL

Paradise Road is a powerful tale of feminine courage, friendship, and strength. Centering on a little known chapter of World War II, the capturing of tens of thousands of Europeans, Australians, and Americans by the Japanese as they swept through the far East - the film focuses on a disparate group of women, all from different countries and social strata, who are forced to find common ground in order to survive as prisoners of war.

Paradise Road: The Screenplay of the Film

Humor & Entertainment

Meader, Martin

Movies

St. Martin's: Griffin

What drives people to crave fame and celebrity? How does fame affect people psychologically? These issues are frequently discussed by the media but psychologists have shied away from an academic investigation of the phenomenon of fame. In this lively, eclectic book, David Giles examines fame and celebrity from a variety of perspectives.

Illusions of Immortality: A Psychology of Fame and Celebrity

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

What drives people to crave fame and celebrity? How does fame affect people psychologically? These issues are frequently discussed by the media but up till now psychologists have shied away from an academic away from an academic investigation of the phenomenon of fame. In this lively, eclectic book David Giles examines fame and celebrity from a variety of perspectives. He argues that fame should be seen as a process rather than a state of being, and that `celebrity' has largely emerged through the technological developments of the last 150 years.Part of our problem in dealing with celebrities, and the problem celebrities have dealing with the public, is that the social conditions produced by the explosion in mass communications have irrevocably altered the way we live. However we know little about many of the phenomena these conditions have produced - such as the `parasocial interaction' between television viewers and media characters, and the quasi-religious activity of `fans'. Perhaps the biggest single dilemma for celebrities is the fact that the vehicle that creates fame for them - the media - is also their tormentor.To address these questions, David Giles draws on research from psychology, sociology, media and communications studies, history and anthropology - as well as his own experiences as a music journalist in the 1980s. He argues that the history of fame is inextricably linked to the emergence of the individual self as a central theme of Western culture, and considers how the desire for authenticity, as well as individual privacy, have created anxieties for celebrities which are best understood in their historical and cultural context.

Advanced Research Methods in Psychology

How do you perform a MANOVA? What is grounded theory? How do you draw up a repertory grid? These, and many other questions are addressed in this wide-ranging handbook of methods and analytic techniques which uniquely covers both quantitative and qualitative methods. Based on a broad survey of undergraduate curricula, the book takes curious readers through all of the methods that are taught on psychology courses worldwide, from advanced ANOVA statistics through regression models to test construction, qualitative research and other more unusual techniques such as Q methodology, meta-analysis and log-linear analysis. Each technique is illustrated by recent examples from the literature. There are also chapters on ethics, significance testing, and writing for publication and research proposals. Advanced Research Methods in Psychology will provide an invaluable resource for advanced undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers who need a readable, contemporary and eclectic reference of advanced methods currently in use in psychological research.

Mental Health

Routledge

Forsyte Saga

GALSWORTHY, JOHN

Cox, Constance

BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION

Porter, Eric

Wilson, Donald

Tilsley, Vincent

O'Conor, Joseph

Steven, Anthony

More, Kenneth

Warner Home Video (Firm)

LC Purchase Collection (Library of Congress)

Jones, James Cellan

Porter, Nyree Dawn.

Craig, Laurie

Turner Entertainment Co

Aol Time Warner

BBC Video (Firm)

Bbc Worldwide Americas, Inc

BBC VIDEO

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 increasing prevalence of new electronic forms of mass communication, the media seem to have a greater influence than ever over our daily lives. In this book, Dr. Giles tackles the traditional topics of media psychology--sex, violence, advertising--along with sections on developmental aspects of media influence and the psychology of the audience. He also examines a number of specific media genres--news, sports, soaps, and the increasingly popular audience participation media, such as "reality" and "lifestyle" television. In addition, he asks what light psychology can shed on the popularity of these genres and the response of their audiences. Finally, there are chapters on the increasing influence of the Internet and on the representation of psychology and psychologists themselves in the media.

Media Psychology

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