Celebrity and entertainment obsession : understanding our addiction /

"Celebrity culture surrounds us. We are inundated with information about actors and actresses, athletes, musicians, and others who have become famous or infamous. Although we never will likely meet or get to know them, our interest in them seems boundless. We are literally obsessed with being e...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Levy, Michael S., 1953-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman and Littlefield, [2015]
Subjects:
Celebrities.
Fans (Persons) > Psychology.
Fame > Psychological aspects.
Célébrités.
Renommée > Aspect psychologique.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Fame > Psychological aspects
Celebrities
Fans (Persons) > Psychology
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The human species
  • Entertainment and novelty
  • The irresistibility of beauty
  • Sociability
  • An addictive vulnerability
  • Our need for idols
  • Self-esteem
  • The social scene
  • Alienation and isolation
  • What makes us feel good?
  • Mass media
  • The perfect storm
  • Entertainment addiction
  • Entertainment as life fulfillment
  • Transformation and obsession
  • They got what I want
  • Voyeurism exploited
  • Epilogue
  • References
  • Index
  • About the author.

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