Sayre, Shay.

Entertainment and society : influences, impacts, and innovations / Entertainment & society Shay Sayre and Cynthia King. - 2nd ed. - New York : Routledge, c2010. - xxv, 574 p. : ill. ; 26 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.

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

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