Celebrity and entertainment obsession : understanding our addiction / Michael S. Levy.
Publisher: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2015Description: xv, 233 pages ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781442243125 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 305.5/2 23
- HM621 .L488 2015
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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