Description
The Dark Side of Social Media: Psychological, Managerial, and Societal Perspectives examines how social media can negatively affect our lives. The book tackles issues related to social media such as emotional and mental health, shortened attention spans, selective self-presentation and narcissism, the declining quality of interpersonal relationships, privacy and security, cyberstalking, cyberbullying, misinformation and online deception, and negative peer effects. It goes on to discuss social media and companies (loss of power, challenging control mechanisms) and societies as a whole (fake news, chatbots, changes in the workplace). The Dark Side of Social Media: Psychological, Managerial, and Societal Perspectives empowers readers to have a more holistic understanding of the consequences of utilizing social media. It does not necessarily argue that social media is a bad development, but rather serves to complement the numerous empirical findings on the "bright side" of social media with a cautionary view on the negative developments.
About the Author
Dr. Pavica Sheldon is a Chair and an Associate Professor of Communication Arts at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Her areas of research interest include social media and interpersonal communication. She is an author of two books (Social Media: Principles and Applications and Scripts and Communication for Relationships) and more than 40 articles published in academic journals, books, and other outlets. She has received a number of top paper awards. Dr. Sheldon received her PhD and a master's degree from the Louisiana State University. Philipp A. Rauschnabel is a Professor of Digital Marketing and Media Innovation at Universitat der Bundeswehr Munchen. Prior to that, he was a faculty member at University of Michigan-Dearborn and consulted numerous organizations in the field of marketing, digitization, branding and social media. He has taught in various institutions in Germany, Austria, France, USA, and China. His areas of interest include social media and XR (that is, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Mixed Reality, and so forth). He is (co) author of more than 100 articles published in academic journals, books, conference proceedings and other outlets, and received multiple awards. Dr. Rauschnabel received his PhD from University of Bamberg (Marketing) and has a Master of Science Degree from University of Goettingen. Prof. Rauschnabel is editor in chief at International Journal of Technology Marketing (IJTMKT). Furthermore, he is one of the founders of MarketingScholars@Facebook, one of the largest social media communities for marketing academics. Blog: www.philipprauschnabel.com Twitter: twitter.com/prauschnabel Dr. James Honeycutt is an adjunct faculty in Organizational Behavior, Coaching, and Consulting at the Naveen Jindal School of Management. He is Distinguished Professor Emeritus from LSU and has over 40 years of experience in psychology and communication. He is a Rainmaker Senior Scholar Researcher recipient and BASF Professor of Excellence. His PhD is in communication and cognitive/social psychology from the University of Illinois with an MS from Purdue and BS from the University of Texas at Austin. He is senior managing co-editor of Imagination, Cognition, and Personality with numerous books and over 140 publications. He has presented at numerous international conferences in London, Montreal, Dresden, Sydney, and Singapore. His research and teaching interests are in social media, relational dynamics, small group and family dynamics, mental imagery (imagined interactions), personality, emotion, conflict resolution, and physiology related to these areas.
Reviews
"Yet again Dr. Pavica Sheldon (this time with coauthors James Honeycutt and Phillipp Rauschnabel) has succeeded in making the peer-reviewed scientific literature on social media accessible to the mainstream. The Dark Side of Social Media is a compelling read rooted deeply in decades of science, and fine tuned for audiences that may be less familiar with the peer-reviewed literature, but completely familiar with the role of social media in their everyday lives. Anyone who reads this book has certainly experienced at least one if not more, or even all of the issues that it addresses. From mental and physical health to cyberstalking and bullying, to surveillance and brand attacks, to privacy concerns, to lies, rumors, and misinformation, this comprehensive work is a must-have for anyone involved in or simply interested in the various fields of communication." -- T. Phillip Madison, Ph.D., University of Louisiana - Lafayette "The impact of social media on the wellbeing of individuals and society is a hotly debated topic. The Dark Side of Social Media, by Sheldon, Rauschnabel, and Honeycutt, provides a concise, readable, insightful overview of the vast array of research on this topic. As such, it is an invaluable resource for anyone looking to cut through the mountains of speculative opinion on these issues and find evidence based perspectives." -- Aaron Ahuvia, Department of Management Studies, University of Michigan-Dearborn College of Business "The Dark Side of Social Media alerts us to the risks associated with individual or corporate presence on social networking sites. While acknowledging the extensive research that has found positive effects of social media, such as increased social support and social connectedness, the authors of this book review a wealth of studies that show how, in certain quantities or contexts, social media use can negatively impact our quality of life. Readers (be it students, scholars, or members of the general public) can learn about the detrimental effects of social media on their mental and physical health, self-love, privacy, romantic and friendship relationships, or reputation and brand. What makes this text particularly useful is that, in addition to pointing out problems, it also provides solutions for navigating these pitfalls and leveraging the affordabilities of social networking sites." -- Raluca Cozma, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Associate Director of Graduate Studies and Research, Kansas State University
Book Information
ISBN 9780128159170
Author Pavica Sheldon
Format Paperback
Page Count 188
Imprint Academic Press Inc
Publisher Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Weight(grams) 270g
About the Author
Dr. Pavica Sheldon is a Chair and an Associate Professor of Communication Arts at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Her areas of research interest include social media and interpersonal communication. She is an author of two books (Social Media: Principles and Applications and Scripts and Communication for Relationships) and more than 40 articles published in academic journals, books, and other outlets. She has received a number of top paper awards. Dr. Sheldon received her PhD and a master's degree from the Louisiana State University. Philipp A. Rauschnabel is a Professor of Digital Marketing and Media Innovation at Universitat der Bundeswehr Munchen. Prior to that, he was a faculty member at University of Michigan-Dearborn and consulted numerous organizations in the field of marketing, digitization, branding and social media. He has taught in various institutions in Germany, Austria, France, USA, and China. His areas of interest include social media and XR (that is, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Mixed Reality, and so forth). He is (co) author of more than 100 articles published in academic journals, books, conference proceedings and other outlets, and received multiple awards. Dr. Rauschnabel received his PhD from University of Bamberg (Marketing) and has a Master of Science Degree from University of Goettingen. Prof. Rauschnabel is editor in chief at International Journal of Technology Marketing (IJTMKT). Furthermore, he is one of the founders of MarketingScholars@Facebook, one of the largest social media communities for marketing academics. Blog: www.philipprauschnabel.com Twitter: twitter.com/prauschnabel Dr. James Honeycutt is an adjunct faculty in Organizational Behavior, Coaching, and Consulting at the Naveen Jindal School of Management. He is Distinguished Professor Emeritus from LSU and has over 40 years of experience in psychology and communication. He is a Rainmaker Senior Scholar Researcher recipient and BASF Professor of Excellence. His PhD is in communication and cognitive/social psychology from the University of Illinois with an MS from Purdue and BS from the University of Texas at Austin. He is senior managing co-editor of Imagination, Cognition, and Personality with numerous books and over 140 publications. He has presented at numerous international conferences in London, Montreal, Dresden, Sydney, and Singapore. His research and teaching interests are in social media, relational dynamics, small group and family dynamics, mental imagery (imagined interactions), personality, emotion, conflict resolution, and physiology related to these areas.
Reviews
"Yet again Dr. Pavica Sheldon (this time with coauthors James Honeycutt and Phillipp Rauschnabel) has succeeded in making the peer-reviewed scientific literature on social media accessible to the mainstream. The Dark Side of Social Media is a compelling read rooted deeply in decades of science, and fine tuned for audiences that may be less familiar with the peer-reviewed literature, but completely familiar with the role of social media in their everyday lives. Anyone who reads this book has certainly experienced at least one if not more, or even all of the issues that it addresses. From mental and physical health to cyberstalking and bullying, to surveillance and brand attacks, to privacy concerns, to lies, rumors, and misinformation, this comprehensive work is a must-have for anyone involved in or simply interested in the various fields of communication." -- T. Phillip Madison, Ph.D., University of Louisiana - Lafayette "The impact of social media on the wellbeing of individuals and society is a hotly debated topic. The Dark Side of Social Media, by Sheldon, Rauschnabel, and Honeycutt, provides a concise, readable, insightful overview of the vast array of research on this topic. As such, it is an invaluable resource for anyone looking to cut through the mountains of speculative opinion on these issues and find evidence based perspectives." -- Aaron Ahuvia, Department of Management Studies, University of Michigan-Dearborn College of Business "The Dark Side of Social Media alerts us to the risks associated with individual or corporate presence on social networking sites. While acknowledging the extensive research that has found positive effects of social media, such as increased social support and social connectedness, the authors of this book review a wealth of studies that show how, in certain quantities or contexts, social media use can negatively impact our quality of life. Readers (be it students, scholars, or members of the general public) can learn about the detrimental effects of social media on their mental and physical health, self-love, privacy, romantic and friendship relationships, or reputation and brand. What makes this text particularly useful is that, in addition to pointing out problems, it also provides solutions for navigating these pitfalls and leveraging the affordabilities of social networking sites." -- Raluca Cozma, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Associate Director of Graduate Studies and Research, Kansas State University
Book Information
ISBN 9780128159170
Author Pavica Sheldon
Format Paperback
Page Count 188
Imprint Academic Press Inc
Publisher Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Weight(grams) 270g
