Psychology and Pop Culture - Keith W. Beard, April Fugett, Britani Black

Psychology and Pop Culture

An Empirical Adventure
Buch | Softcover
148 Seiten
2022
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-7936-2470-3 (ISBN)
43,65 inkl. MwSt
This book examines the psychological aspects of pop culture preferences, personality, and behavior from across sixteen research studies.
Psychology and Pop Culture: An Empirical Adventure examines the psychological aspects of pop culture preferences, personality, and behavior from across sixteen research studies. The authors analyze such phenomena as superhero and antihero fandoms, internet trolls, women in popular culture, generational preferences, and romance and sexuality. Analyzing pop culture in the context of the #MeToo movement, LGBTQIA+ representation, and contemporary politics, Keith W. Beard, April Fugett, and Britani Black pay close attention to contemporary issues of inclusion and marginalization.

Keith W. Beard is professor at Marshall University. April Fugett is professor at Marshall University. Britani Black is instructor at Marshall University.

Chapter 1: Personality, Superheroes, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Psychology

Chapter 2: From Superheroes to Superpowers

Chapter 3: The Addition of the Antihero and the “Darker” Sides of Personality

Chapter 4: The New Definition of Good and Bad Guys in the Context of Psychology, World Beliefs, and Politics

Chapter 5: Love is Love

Chapter 6: Internet Trolls and Internet Addiction

Chapter 7: The Role of Women and the #MeToo Movement

Chapter 8: All the Nostalgia: Generational Shifts in Personality and in Cartoon Character Preferences

Chapter 9: The Fandom of Disney (aka Disney ruins everything)

Chapter 10: Conclusions and Future Directions

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort Lanham, MD
Sprache englisch
Maße 151 x 230 mm
Gewicht 227 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Psychologie Sozialpsychologie
Sozialwissenschaften
ISBN-10 1-7936-2470-4 / 1793624704
ISBN-13 978-1-7936-2470-3 / 9781793624703
Zustand Neuware
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