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Sayre, Shay.

Entertainment and society : influences, impacts, and innovations / Shay Sayre and Cynthia King. - 2nd ed. - New York : Routledge, 2010. - xxv, 574 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

9780415998079 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0415998069 (hardback : alk. paper) 9780415998062 (hardback : alk. paper) 0415998077 (pbk. : alk. paper)


Performing arts--Social aspects.
Amusements--Social aspects.

PN1590.S6 / S29

306.484 / S275