TY - BOOK AU - Sayre,Shay AU - King,Cynthia TI - Entertainment and society: influences, impacts, and innovations SN - 9780415998062 (hbk.) U1 - 306.484 PY - 2010/// CY - New York PB - Routledge KW - Performing arts KW - Social aspects KW - Amusements N1 - 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 ER -