Zusammenfassung

This book explores and critiques the psychology of social media over the past decade, and analyses treatment of social media within a scientific framework and historical context. In examining the subjective experience of being on social media services by interpreting research from various areas of psychology, this interdisciplinary work addresses psychological, sociological, philosophical, anthropological, and legal implications of social media usage. It predicts future trends and examines how social media as a developing phenomenon will continue to shape our lives, making it an ideal resource for students taking cyberpsychology courses and modules, as well as wider psychology courses.

Inhalt

Part I. The logic of social media

Chapter 1. Theorising social media

Chapter 2. Contextualising social media

Chapter 3. Defining social media

Chapter 4. Analysing social media

Part II. The psyche of social media

Chapter 5. Interpreting social media

Chapter 6. Developing through social media

Chapter 7. Identifying with social media

Chapter 8. Socialising on social media

Chapter 9. Individualizing social media

Chapter 10. Pathologizing social media

Conclusion