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Stargazing: Celebrity, Fame, and Social Interaction (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780415884273)
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Kerry O. Ferris
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xStargazing highlights the interactional dynamics of celebrity and fame in contemporary society, including the thoughts and feelings of stars on the red carpet, the thrills and risks of encountering a famous person at a convention or on the streets, and the excitement generated even by the obvious fakery of celebrity impersonators. Using compelling, real-life examples involving popular celebrities, Ferris and Harris examine how the experience and meanings of celebrity are shaped by social norms, interactional negotiations, and interpretive storytelling.
Author: Kerry O. Ferris,Scott R. Harris
ISBN-10: 0415884276
ISBN-13: 9780415884273
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 12/20/2010
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d
By Kerry O. Ferris
xKerry O. Ferris is associate professor of sociology at Northern Illinois University. She works toward a sociology of fame using ethnographic methods and a symbolic-interactionist approach. Her work has been published in Symbolic Interaction, Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, and Human Studies. Her current project examines small-market newscasters' experiences of local celebrity.
Scott R. Harris is associate professor at Saint Louis University. His research centers on social interaction and social constructionism. His books include What Is Constructionism? Navigating Its Use in Sociology (Lynne Rienner 2010) and The Meanings of Marital Equality (SUNY 2006).
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