Psychology and Media

Psychology and Media

1 Media and Social Media

  1. Definition and Concept of Media
  2. Media History: How it all came to be?
  3. Functions and Significance of Media
  4. Types of Media
  5. Definition and Concept of Social Media
  6. Influence of Media on Human Cognition and Behaviour
  7. The Origins of Study in Media and its Influence on Human Cognition and Behaviour
  8. Theories Explaining Media Influence on Human Cognition and Behaviour
  9. Media and Social Media and its Influence on Human Cognition and Behaviour

2 Media and Psychology

  1. Relationship Between Media and Psychology
  2. Roles of a Media Psychologist
  3. Introduction to Research Methods in Media Psychology
  4. Why is Research in Media Psychology complex?
  5. Research Methods Used
  6. Ethical Issues in Media Psychology Research

3 Parasocial Relationships and Gaming Behaviour

  1. Concept of Celebrity and Parasocial Relationships
  2. Defining Characteristics of PSRs
  3. The Changing Landscape of PSRs
  4. Developmental Aspects of Parasocial Interactions
  5. Understanding PSRs through Piagetian Theory of Cognitive Development
  6. Factors Affecting PSRs
  7. Positive Impact of PSRs
  8. Negative Impact of PSRs
  9. Relationship to Video Game Streamers and Understanding Media Fandom
  10. Extreme Parasocial Relationships and Celebrity Worshipping

4 Issues in Media Psychology

  1. Social Construction of Reality
  2. Media as Socialization Agents
  3. Creation of Public Opinion
  4. Media Regulation of Human Behaviour
  5. Gatekeeping Hypothesis
  6. Two-Step Theory
  7. Cultivation Theory
  8. Agenda-setting Theory
  9. Media Framing

5 Positive Influence of Media

  1. Mediaโ€™s Role in Health Communication
  2. Mediaโ€™s Role in Health Education
  3. Mediaโ€™s Role in Destigmatization
  4. Approaches to Health Communication
  5. Case Studies: How Media Campaign Help Disseminate Information?

6 Negative Influence of Media

  1. Role of Media Violence
  2. Mediaโ€™s Role in Body Image Issues and Eating Behaviour
  3. Internet Addiction

7 Media and Advertising

  1. Media and Advertising
  2. Advertising and its Goals
  3. Stakeholders in Creating an Advertisement
  4. Changing Landscape of Advertisements Due to Change in Mass Media
  5. Developing an Effective Advertising Program/ Media Promotion Campaign
  6. Case Study on Media and Advertising

8 Stereotyping in Media- Gender, Politics and Ethnicity

  1. Stereotypes in Media
  2. Gender Stereotypes
  3. Caste and Ethnic Stereotypes
  4. Stereotypes of Elderly
  5. Stereotypes of People with Mental Health Disorders
  6. Clarkโ€™s Stages of Media Representation of Minority Groups
  7. Effects of Stereotypical Presentations in Media: Theoretical Considerations
  8. Politics in Media Representation

9 Media Representation of Crime

  1. Relationship between Crime and Media
  2. Crime Representations in Media
  3. Crime in Media as A Social Construction
  4. Reasons for Increase in Crime-Based Content
  5. Concerns with Crime Media
  6. Cybercrime
  7. Classification of Cyber Crime
  8. Motives behind Cybercrime
  9. Cybercrime in India
  10. Factors Affecting Cybercrime and Cybersecurity
  11. Cyber Law
  12. Preventing Cybercrime
  13. Media Violence Effects and Violent Crime
  14. Theories of Media Violence
  15. Strategies to Reduce Violence Caused by Media

10 Media and Human Development

  1. Media Use in Different Age Groups
  2. Negative influence of Media on Human Development
  3. Engagement in Risky Behaviour
  4. Media and its link to Mental Health of People
  5. Sedentary Behaviour and impact on Sleep
  6. Bullying and Suicide
  7. Media Violence
  8. Positive Influence of Media on human development
  9. Support and Sense of Belongingness
  10. Media and Well Being

11 Media Influence in Education

  1. Role of Media in the Development of Education
  2. Knowledge Gap Caused by Media
  3. Usage of Media as a Teaching Aid
  4. Audio-Visual Aids in Education Sector
  5. Electronic Media
  6. Print Media
  7. Online/Virtual Learning
  8. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)
  9. SWAYAM
  10. National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NMEICT)
  11. National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT)
  12. National Digital Library (NDL)
  13. Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching (ARPIT)
  14. Mobile Applications
  15. Refocusing Techniques and Media Used in the Context of Education