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Entertainment and society : influences, impacts, and innovations

Title
Entertainment and society : influences, impacts, and innovations / Shay Sayre and Cynthia King.
Author
Sayre, Shay.
Publication
New York : Routledge, 2010.

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Additional Authors
King, Cynthia.
Description
xxv, 574 p. : ill.; 27 cm.
Summary
Providing an overview of the entertainment industry, this study includes entertainment economics, theories of entertainment, entertainment research, & covers different types of entertainment including media, sports, gaming, theme entertainment, travel & tourism, & live performance.
Uniform Title
Entertainment & society
Alternative Title
Entertainment & society
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
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.
Call Number
MWET 11-2518
ISBN
  • 9780415998062 (hardback : alk. paper)
  • 0415998069 (hardback : alk. paper)
  • 9780415998079 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0415998077 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9780203882931 (e-book)
  • 0203882938 (e-book)
LCCN
2009022947
OCLC
373561564
Author
Sayre, Shay.
Title
Entertainment and society : influences, impacts, and innovations / Shay Sayre and Cynthia King.
Imprint
New York : Routledge, 2010.
Edition
2nd ed.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author
King, Cynthia.
Research Call Number
MWET 11-2518
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