TY - BOOK AU - Harris, Richard Jackson TI - A cognitive psychology of mass communication SN - 9780805898330 U1 - 302.23019 PY - 1999/// CY - New York PB - Routledge KW - Mass media--Psychological aspects KW - Mass media--Social aspects N1 - Mass Communication in Our Wired Society: The Changing Media Landscape -- Research and Theory in Mass Communication: How Are Media Studied Scientifically? -- The Psychology of Media Use: Tapping into Our Deepest Selves -- Media Portrayals of Groups: Distorted Social Mirrors --Advertising: Baiting, Catching, and Reeling Us In -- Sports, Music, and Religion: Emotion to the Forefront -- News: Setting an Agenda about the World -- Politics: Using News and Advertising to Win Elections -- Violence: Watching All That Mayhem Really Matters -- Sex: Is Tuning In Turning Us On? Sexuality through a Media Lens -- Socially Positive Media: Teaching Good Things to Children (and the Rest of Us) -- Responding to Media: Getting Our Two Cents In ER -