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Title:
Celebrity culture / Noah Berlatsky, book editor.
Author:
Berlatsky, Noah, editor.
Publication Information:
Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press, [2015]
Call Number:
HM621 .C45 2015
Abstract:
"Opposing Viewpoints is the leading source for libraries and classrooms in need of current-issue materials. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected sources and publications"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
9780737772463

9780737772470
Series:
Opposing viewpoints series

Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Physical Description:
203 pages ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Celebrity culture is natural and can be beneficial / Too many celebrities, not enough heroes / Celebrity culture is not that terrible / Celebrities work to prevent sexual assault / Why Miley Cyrus matters / Celebrities promote unhealthy eating and obesity / Celebrities can help bring attention to worthy causes / Celebrities make worthy causes absurd / The thirty most generous celebrities / Celebrity philanthropy may be misguided and misleading / The flip side to Bill Gates' charity billions / Coming out : when love dares speak, and nobody listens / Celebrities coming out helps gay rights / Why we need to ask celebrities whether they're feminists / Asking female celebrities if they are feminists is useless / Children provide the excuse for moral panic around celebrity culture / Celebrity culture can become more accessible and subversive / The culture of celebrity is far from dead; it's just growing up / Celebrity culture still rests on traditional myths about fame / Celebrity culture is based on evolution / Social media does not necessarily create authentic connections with celebrities
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