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Celebrity and Entertainment Obsession : Understanding Our Addiction.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Blue Ridge Summit : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (251 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781442243132
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Celebrity and Entertainment ObsessionDDC classification:
  • 305.5/2
LOC classification:
  • HM621
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I: The Human Species -- 1 Entertainment and Novelty -- 2 The Irresistibility of Beauty -- 3 Sociability -- 4 An Addictive Vulnerability -- 5 Our Need for Idols -- 6 Self-Esteem -- Part II: The Social Scene -- 7 Alienation and Isolation -- 8 What Makes Us Feel Good? -- 9 Mass Media -- Part III: The Perfect Storm -- 10 Entertainment Addiction -- 11 Entertainment As Life Fulfillment -- 12 Transformation and Obsession -- 13 They Got What I Want -- 14 Voyeurism Exploited -- Epilogue -- Notes -- References -- Index -- About the Author.
Summary: In a world where information is instantaneous, and celebrities are made overnight, what makes us stop and stare at famous entertainers, spend our money on tabloids, and glue our eyes to the television? Here, Michael Levy explores the psychological nature of our obsession and offers suggestions for tempering our responses to celebrity culture.
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Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I: The Human Species -- 1 Entertainment and Novelty -- 2 The Irresistibility of Beauty -- 3 Sociability -- 4 An Addictive Vulnerability -- 5 Our Need for Idols -- 6 Self-Esteem -- Part II: The Social Scene -- 7 Alienation and Isolation -- 8 What Makes Us Feel Good? -- 9 Mass Media -- Part III: The Perfect Storm -- 10 Entertainment Addiction -- 11 Entertainment As Life Fulfillment -- 12 Transformation and Obsession -- 13 They Got What I Want -- 14 Voyeurism Exploited -- Epilogue -- Notes -- References -- Index -- About the Author.

In a world where information is instantaneous, and celebrities are made overnight, what makes us stop and stare at famous entertainers, spend our money on tabloids, and glue our eyes to the television? Here, Michael Levy explores the psychological nature of our obsession and offers suggestions for tempering our responses to celebrity culture.

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