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9780805833249

Media Entertainment: The Psychology of Its Appeal

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  • ISBN13:

    9780805833249

  • ISBN10:

    0805833242

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2000-05-01
  • Publisher: Routledge

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Summary

This collection represents the first systematic exploration of media entertainment from an academic perspective. Editors Dolf Zillmann and Peter Vorderer have assembled scholars from psychology, sociology, and communication to provide a broad examination of the primary function of media entertainment -- the attainment of gratification. Chapters included here address vital aspects of media entertainment and summarize pertinent findings, providing an overview of what is presently known about the appeal and function of the essential forms of media entertainment, and offering some degree of integration. Written in a clear, non-technical style, this volume provides a lively and entertaining study of media entertainment for academic study and coursework.

Table of Contents

Preface vii
The Coming of Media Entertainment
1(20)
Dolf Zillmann
Interactive Entertainment and Beyond
21(16)
Peter Vorderer
Humor and Comedy
37(22)
Dolf Zillmann
Conflict and Suspense in Drama
59(14)
Peter Vorderer
Silvia Knobloch
Violence, Mayhem, and Horror
73(20)
Glenn G. Sparks
Cheri W. Sparks
Sex on Entertainment Television
93(20)
Bradley S. Greenberg
Linda Hofschire
Affect-Talk and Its Kin
113(22)
Gary Bente
Ansgar Feist
Children's Likes and Dislikes of Entertainment Programs
135(18)
Patti M. Valkenburg
Joanne Cantor
Sports on the Screen
153(22)
Jennings Bryant
Arthur A. Raney
Music and Music Videos
175(22)
Christine H. Hansen
Ranald D. Hansen
Video Games and the Pleasures of Control
197(18)
Torben Grodal
The Respondent Gender Gap
215(20)
Mary Beth Oliver
Personality and Entertainment Preferences
235(14)
James B. Weaver III
The Aesthetics of Media Fare
249(16)
Gerald C. Cupchik
Stephen Kemp
Author Index 265(14)
Subject Index 279

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