MEDIA AND SOCIAL LIFE ELECTRONIC MEDIA RESEARCH SERIES Sponsored by the Broadcast Education Association Robert K. Avery, Series Editor SPORTS MEDIA Transformation, integration, consumption Edited by Andrew C. Billings New in Paperback MEDIA MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS RESEARCH IN A TRANSMEDIA ENVIRONMENT Edited by Alan B. Albarran MEDIA AND THE MORAL MIND Edited by Ron Tamborini MEDIA AND SOCIAL LIFE Edited by Mary Beth Oliver Arthur A. Raney First published 2014 by Routledge 711 Third Avenue, New York, etc and by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, etc Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2014 Taylor & Francis The right of the editors to be identified as authors of the editorial material, and of the authors for their individual chapters, has been asserted in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Media and social life / edited by Mary Beth Oliver, Arthur A. Raney. pages cm Consists of papers presented at a 2013 research symposium conducted by the Broadcast Education Association. 1. Mass media—Social aspects—Congresses. 2. Social media—Congresses. I. Oliver, Mary Beth, editor of compilation. II. Raney, Arthur A., editor of compilation. III. Broadcast Education Association (U.S.) HM1206.M3875 2014 302.23—dc23 2013050797 ISBN: 978-0-415-82847-5 (hbk) ISBN: 978-1-315-79417-4 (ebk) Typeset in Sabon by Swales & Willis Ltd, Exeter, Devon, UK TO JENNINGS BRYANT AND JOANNE CANTOR, OUR MENTORS AND GUIDES ON OUR SCHOLARLY JOURNEYS This page intentionally left blank CONTENTS List of Figures ix List of Contributors x Series Editor’s Foreword xvi Preface xviii PART I Media and the Self 1 1 Emotion, Media, and Our Social World 3 ROBIN L. NABI 2 Media and Identity 16 MARKUS APPEL, MARTINA MARA, AND SILVANA WEBER 3 Morality and the Selection, Reception, and Effects of Entertainment Media 29 ARTHUR A. RANEY AND SOPHIE H. JANICKE 4 Media and Spirituality 46 SRIVIDYA RAMASUBRAMANIAN 5 Integrating Technology and Media and the Social Learning Ecosystem: The Evolving State of Formal Learning 63 BRITTNEY HUNTINGTON AND J. ALISON BRYANT PART II Media and Relationships 79 6 Media and Social Groups 81 MARY BETH OLIVER, JENNIFER HOEWE, ERIN ASH, KEUNYEONG KIM, MUN-YOUNG CHUNG, AND DREW D. SHADE CONTENTS 7 The Domestication of Media in the Family 98 MARINA KRCMAR 8 Media and Friendships 111 SONJA UTZ 9 Sex, Romance, and Media: Taking Stock of Two Research Literatures 124 JENNIFER STEVENS AUBREY AND HILARY GAMBLE 10 Mediated Relationships and Social Life: Current Research on Fandom, Parasocial Relationships, and Identification 142 JONATHAN COHEN PART III Emerging Media and Social Life 157 11 Video Games and Social Life 159 CHRISTOPH KLIMMT 12 The Structural Transformation of Mobile Communication: Implications for Self and Society 176 SCOTT W. CAMPBELL, RICH LING, AND JOSEPH B. BAYER 13 The Place Where Our Social Networks Reside: Social Media and Sociality 189 KELLY QUINN AND ZIZI PAPACHARISSI 14 Blogging 209 CARMEN D. STAVROSITU Index 222 viii FIGURES 4.1 Conceptualizing the various dimensions of spirituality 48 5.1 The social learning ecosystem 65 5.2 The social learning ecosystem with examples of integrated technology and media 69 5.3 The social learning ecosystem and emerging technology and media 72 11.1 Evolution of video games and their social outreach 160 ix