Pop Culture Freaks : Identity, Mass Media, and Society.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Routledge, 2016Copyright date: ©2014Description: 1 online resource (236 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780813349138Subject(s): Identity (Psychology) and mass media Advertising -- Social aspects | Mass media -- History | Popular culture -- 21st centuryGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Pop Culture Freaks : Identity, Mass Media, and SocietyDDC classification: 306.4/0905 LOC classification: HM621 .K5293 2014Online resources: Click to ViewIntro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Matrix Is Everywhere: An Introduction to the Sociology of Popular Culture -- 2 The Revolution Will Not Be Available on iTunes: Racial Perspectives -- 3. Movin' on Up: Class Perspectives -- 4. Men Are from Marlboro Country, Women Are from Wisteria Lane: Gender Perspectives -- 5. Not That There's Anything Wrong with THat: Sexuality Perspectives -- 6. Handi-Capable: Disability Perspectives -- 7. Translating Harry Potter: Global Perspectives -- 8. Freaks in the Matrix: A Conclusion and an Invitation -- Appendix I: A Brief History of Printing and Publishing -- Appendix 2: A Brief History of the Music Industry -- Appendix 3: A Brief History of Film -- Apperndix 4: A Brief History of Television -- Appendix 5: A Brief History of the Internet -- References -- Glossary -- Index.
This introductory “field guide" to the sociology of popular culture provides the tools to think critically about the cultural soup served daily by film, television, music, print media, and the internet.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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