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First published in 1980. This volume is an indirect product of the activities of the Committee on Television and Social Behavior of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC). This is a collection of essays looking at the entertainment function of television in the United States.

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Author:   P. H. Tannenbaum ,  P. H. Tannenbaum
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Inc
Weight:   0.660kg
ISBN:  

9780898590135

ISBN 10:   0898590132
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   01 August 1980
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 An Unstructured Introduction to an Amorphous Area, Percy H. Tannenbaum; Chapter 2 Entertainment as a Sociological Enterprise, Harold Mendelsohn, H. T. Spetnagel; Chapter 3 The Power and Limitations of Television: A Cognitive-Affective Analysis, Jerome L. Singer; Chapter 4 The Audience as Critic: A Conceptual Analysis of Television Entertainment, Hilde T. Himmelweit, Betty Swift, Marianne E. Jaeger; Chapter 5 Entertainment as Vicarious Emotional Experience, Percy H. Tannenbaum; Chapter 6 Anatomy of Suspense, Dolf Zillmann; Chapter 7 Humor and Catharsis: The Effect of Comedy on Audiences, Thomas J. Scheff, Stephen C. Scheeie; Chapter 8 Toward the Integration of Entertainment and Educational Functions of Television: The Role of Humor, Paul E. McGhee; Chapter 9 Television News as Entertainment, Leo Bogart;

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