Consists of papers presented at a 2013 research symposium conducted by the Broadcast Education Association.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Media and the self. Emotion, media, and our social world / Robin L. Nabi -- Media and identity / Markus Appel, Martina Mara, & Silvana Weber -- Morality and the selection, reception, and effects of entertainment media / Arthur A. Raney and Sophie H. Janicke -- Media and spirituality / Srividya Ramasubramanian -- Integrating technology and media and the social learning ecosystem: the evolving state of formal learning / Brittney Huntington and J. Alison Bryant -- Media and relationships. Media and social groups / Mary Beth Oliver, Jennifer Hoewe, Erin Ash, Keunyeong Kim, Mun-Young Chung, and Drew Shade -- The domestication of media in the family / Marina Krcmar -- Media and friendships / Sonja Utz -- Sex, romance, and media: taking stock of two research literatures / Jennifer Stevens Aubrey and Hilary Gamble -- Mediated relationships and social life: current research on fandom, parasocial relationships, and identification / Jonathan Cohen -- Emerging media and social life. Video games and social life / Christoph Klimmt -- The structural transformation of mobile communication: implications for self and society / Scott W. Campbell, Rich Ling, and Joseph B. Bayer -- The place where our social networks reside: social media and sociality / Kelly Quinn and Zizi Papacharissi -- Blogging / Carmen Stavrositu.