1st Edition
Two Aspirins and a Comedy How Television Can Enhance Health and Society
By Metta Spencer
Copyright 2006
336 Pages
by
Routledge
336 Pages
by
Routledge
336 Pages
by
Routledge
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"An extraordinary book which makes a vital contribution to our understanding of the potential power for healing and goodness in 'television entertainment'." Arlie Hochschild, author of The Time Bind (2001) "Despite the light title, this is a serious book about the healing possibilities of television. ! Provocative and enlightening." Beth Montemurro, Penn State University Can television be a... Read more
1: Introduction; I: Part I; 2: The Power of Stories; 3: Happy Bodies; 4: Empathy Plus; 5: Bad Vibes; 6: Artistry and Ethics; II: Part II; 7: Justice and the Thrill Gene; 8: The Right Emotion; 9: The Trouble with Transcendence; 10: Conclusion
Biography
Metta Spencer
“Two Aspirins and a Comedy is best evaluated, perhaps, as sociologically informed social criticism. As such, it has a lot to offer. … Sociologists trying to understand popular religious discourses in the media will certainly benefit by reading this provocative and insightful book.”
—Stephen Harold Riggins, Memorial University of Newfoundland, in Canadian Journal of Sociology
“An extraordinary book which makes a vital contribution to our understanding of the potential power for healing and goodness in 'television entertainment.' Personally I hate the ads, the violence, the speed, the escapism of American television, but I’ve learned a very great deal from this book about 'the other side' of TV.”
—Arlie Hochschild, author of The Time Bind: When Work Becomes Home and Home Becomes Work (Owl Books, 2001)
