Psychology of Popular Media Culture [SEP] publisher
Psychology of Popular Media Culture
Psychology of Popular Media Culture is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the American Psychological Association. It was established in 2011 and covers research on "how popular culture and general media influence individual, group, and system behavior." The founding editors were James C. Kaufman of University of Connecticut and Joanne Broder Sumerson. The current editor-in-chief is Sumerson.
Abstracting and indexing.
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
- PsycINFO
- OCLCP
- INSPEC
part of their "Psychology of Popular Culture Series," or "Smart Pop" for short. Other books in the series include works which analyze psychology and pop culture themes as related to Superman, the X-Men, and "The Matrix". The BenBella psychology series was inspired by a similar pop philosophy series from publisher Open Court Publishing Company. The editors of the book were Alan S. Brown, Ph.D., and Chris Logan. Brown is a professor of psychology, and Logan is a lecturer in the field.