Media entertainment : the psychology of its appeal /
edited by Dolf Zillmann, Peter Vorderer.
- Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers, 2000.
- xi, 282 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- LEA's communication series .
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.