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Media entertainment : the psychology of its appeal / edited by Dolf Zillmann, Peter Vorderer.

Contributor(s): Zillmann, Dolf | Vorderer, Peter.
Series: LEA's communication series. Publisher: Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers, 2000Description: xi, 282 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0805833242 (alk. paper); 0805833250 (pbk. : alk. paper).Subject(s): Mass media -- Psychological aspectsDDC classification: 302.23019
Contents:
1. The coming of media entertainment - 2. Interactive entertainment and beyond - 3. Humor and comedy - 4. Conflict and suspense in drama - 5. Violence, mayhem, and horror - 6. Sex on entertainment television - 7. Affect-talk and its kin - 8. Children's likes and dislikes of entertainment programs - 9. Sports on the screen - 10. Music and music videos - 11. Video games and the pleasures of control - 12. The respondent gender gap - 13. Personality and entertainment preferences - 14. The aesthetics of media fare.
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Main Collection Taylor's Library-TU

Floor 3, Shelf 4 , Side 1, TierNo 3, BayNo 3

302.23019 MED (Browse shelf) 1 Available SOMAC,37004,03,CL 5000030765

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

1. The coming of media entertainment - 2. Interactive entertainment and beyond - 3. Humor and comedy - 4. Conflict and suspense in drama - 5. Violence, mayhem, and horror - 6. Sex on entertainment television - 7. Affect-talk and its kin - 8. Children's likes and dislikes of entertainment programs - 9. Sports on the screen - 10. Music and music videos - 11. Video games and the pleasures of control - 12. The respondent gender gap - 13. Personality and entertainment preferences - 14. The aesthetics of media fare.