Pop culture freaks : identity, mass media, and society

• Main Author: Kidd, Dustin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Boulder : Westview Press, c2014
• Subjects: studie; studies; 21. století; 21st century; masová kultura > 21. století; sociologie kultury; masmédia; masmédia a společnost; dějiny médií; identita; reklama a propagace > sociální aspekty; popular culture > 21st century; sociology of culture; mass media; mass media and society; history of the media; identity; advertising > social aspects
• ISBN: 9780813349121; 978-0-8133-4913-8
• Physical Description: viii, 278 s. : il. ; 23 cm

Table of Contents:

• The matrix is everywhere : an introduction to the sociology of popular culture
• The revolution will not be available on iTunes : racial perspectives
• Movin' on up : class perspectives
• Men are from Mars, women are from wisteria lane : gender perspectives
• Not that there's anything wrong with that : sexuality perspectives
• Handi-capable : disability perspectives
• Translating Harry Potter : international perspectives
• Freaks in the Matrix
• Appendix 1: A brief history of printing and publishing
• Appendix 2: A brief history of the music industry
• Appendix 3: A brief history of film
• Appendix 4: A brief history of television
• Appendix 5: A brief history of the internet
• References
• Glossary
• Index