Riva Tukachinsky Forster

Parasocial Romantic Relationships

Falling in Love with Media Figures

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book discusses the prevalence of parasocial romantic relationships with media figures, using surveys, interviews, and historical examples to explore the far-reaching psychological consequences of this phenomenon.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 170
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Mai 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9781793609588
• ISBN-10: 1793609586
• Artikelnr.: 61670199

Autorenporträt

Riva Tukachinsky Forster is associate professor in the School of Communication at Chapman University.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Preface
Chapter 1: Imaginary Love is Real
Chapter 2: From Pinup Girls to Bieber Fevers
Chapter 3: Who Falls in Love with Whom?
Chapter 4: How Do I Love Thee? Maintenance of Parasocial Romantic
Relationships
Chapter 5: The Role of PSRRs in Adolescence
Chapter 6: The Effects of PSRRs on Romantic Beliefs and Dating
Chapter 7: Same-sex PSRRs and LGB's PSRRs
Chapter 8: Beyond Adolescence: PSRRs Across the Life Span
Chapter 9: Too Much Love Will Kill You? PSRRs Between Normalcy and
Dysfunction
Chapter 10: And in the End: PSRR Dissolution
Chapter 11: Concluding Remarks: Where Have We Been? Where Are We Going?
Bibliography
Appendix I: Survey Sample Description
Appendix II: PSRR Measure Used in the National Survey
Appendix III: Interview Sample
Appendix IV: Interview Prompts
About the Author