(eBook PDF) Mediated Communication & You: An Introduction to Internet & Media Effects

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Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0190925655
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0190925659
• Author: Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick, Professor and Senior Lecturer 

Engaging, up-to-date, and accessible, Mediated Communication & You: An Introduction to Internet & Media Effects introduces you to crucial questions and issues in media use, the possible negative effects of media, and theories and research on mediated communication. The text helps readers develop an awareness of the diversity of mediated messages and media use responses. It also considers potential positive outcomes of media use and why we enjoy the internet and media, topics that are particularly important in today’s digital world.

Topics covered include: how mediated communication affects our worldviews and social groups; how news coverage takes shape and is consumed by audiences; political communication and opinion expression; emotions and pleasure resulting from mediated communication; health communication; computer-mediated communication; and much more.

Table of contents:

Chapter 1. Mediated Communication and Its Kin: Understanding What We Are Talking About

Chapter 2. Media Shaping Our World Perception: “The Pictures in Our Heads”

Chapter 3. Social Group Perceptions and Media: Those We Like and Dislike

Chapter 4. Media Use Motivations: Addressing Your Needs and Managing Your Self

Chapter 5. Emergence and Interpretation of Issues: How Topics Catch the Limelight

Chapter 6. Following and Contributing to News: Keeping Up with What’s Going On

Chapter 7. Mediated Politics: Challenges for Constructive Conflict

Chapter 8. Your Opinion Expression in a Public Context: Speaking Out Loud?

Chapter 9. Persuasion Dynamics: Our Views Swayed

Chapter 10. Emotions and Excitation: Your Feelings in a Mediated Context

Chapter 11. Pleasure and Enjoyment Seeking: Using Media to Feel High and Low

Chapter 12. Health and Risk Communication: Super Bodies and Death Fears

Chapter 13. Computer-Mediated Communication and Social Media: Your Personal Information Galore

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