DAVID GILES is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Winchester, UK. He is author of the textbook Media Psychology (2003) and his research work has generated a great deal of interest in the media, being featured in The Guardian, The Sunday Times and on BBC Radio 4.

'Giles covers key topics in an engaging, accessible and straightforward style that will hold readers' attention. Useful glossaries and key studies help to guide students through the different ways of understanding media psychology. - Daniel Heggs, Programme Director, B.Sc (Hons) Psychology, University of Wales Institute

• PART I: INTRODUCTION TO MEDIA PSYCHOLOGYHistory of the Mass MediaWays of Thinking about Psychology and the MediaPART II: MEDIA INFLUENCES ON SOCIAL BEHAVIOURMedia Influences on Pro and Anti Social BehaviourPersuasion and AdvertisingBody Image, Eating Disordersand the MediaPART III: THE AUDIENCEParasocial InteractionCelebrity and FandomAudience Participation MediaPART IV: THE MEDIATED SOCIAL WORLDFraming and the Psychology of News InfluenceDevelopmental Psychology and the MediaPART V: NEW MEDIAPsychology and the InternetPsychological Issues in New Media.