ISBN:
0415998069
,
0415998077
,
9780415998062
,
9780415998079
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xxv, 574 p)
,
ill
,
27 cm
Edition:
2nd ed
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2010 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Uniform Title:
Entertainment & society
Parallel Title:
Print version Entertainment and Society : Influences, Impacts, and Innovations
DDC:
306.4/84
Keywords:
Performing arts Social aspects
;
Amusements Social aspects
;
Amusements ; Social aspects
;
Performing arts ; Social aspects
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
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 shopping, as well as traditional entertainment media
Description / Table of Contents:
BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION; PART 1 INFLUENCES: THEORETICAL FRAMEWORKS AND GUIDING PRINCIPLES; 1 ENTERTAINMENT EVERYTHING; 2 OUR CONVERGENCE CULTURE; 3 UNDERSTANDING ENTERTAINMENT AUDIENCES; 4 DRAMA AND STORYTELLING; 5 ENTERTAINMENT EFFECTS; PART 2 IMPACTS: SOCIETAL CAUSES AND EFFECTS; 6 THE ATTENTION ECONOMY: BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY; 7 BRANDED ENTERTAINMENT AND THEMING; 8 A QUESTION OF STANDARDS: LEGAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES; 9 ETHICS IN THE INFOTAINMENT AGE; 10 RELIGION AND SOCIALIZATION; 11 ETHNICITY, CULTURE, AND GLOBALIZATION
Description / Table of Contents:
12 SIN CITY: VIOLENCE, SEX, DRUGS, AND GAMBLINGPART 3 INNOVATIONS: CONTEMPORARY TRENDS AND PRACTICES; 13 ADVOCACY IN ENTERTAINMENT: POLITICS, ACTIVISM, AND EDUCATION; 14 MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT; 15 LIVE ON OUR STAGE: THE PERFORMING ARTS; 16 TRAVEL, ATTRACTIONS, AND RECREATION; 17 NEW MEDIA AND FUTURETAINMENT; NOTES; ILLUSTRATION CREDITS; INDEX
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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