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Entertainment and society : influences, impacts, and innovations /

Introduces students to the ways that society shapes our many forms of entertainment and in turn, how entertainment shapes society. This book examines a range of types of entertainment that we enjoy in our daily lives, covering areas like sports, video games, gambling, theme parks, religion, and shop...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sayre, Shay
Otros Autores: King, Cynthia, Bryant, Jennings
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2010.
Edición:2nd ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Influences : theoretical frameworks and guiding principles. Entertainment everything
  • Our convergence culture
  • Understanding entertainment audiences
  • Drama and storytelling
  • Entertainment effects
  • Impacts : societal causes and effects. The attention economy : business and technology
  • Branded entertainment and theming
  • A question of standards : legal rights and responsibilities
  • Ethics in the infotainment age
  • Religion and socialization
  • Ethnicity, culture, and globalization
  • Sin city : violence, sex, drugs, and gambling
  • Innovations : contemporary trends and practices. Advocacy in entertainment : politics, activism, and education
  • Media entertainment
  • Live on our stage : the performing arts
  • Travel, attractions, and recreation
  • New media and futuretainment.