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The mirror effect : how celebrity narcissism is seducing America / Drew Pinsky and S. Mark Young with Jill Stern.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pinsky, Drew.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Popular culture--United States.
- Popular culture.
- Celebrities--Psychology.
- Celebrities.
- Press coverage.
- Fame--Social aspects.
- United States.
- Fame--Social aspects--United States.
- Fame.
- Celebrities in mass media.
- Celebrities--Press coverage.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 271 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : HarperCollins, [2009]
- Summary:
- Examines how celebrity popularity is adversely shaping American culture, arguing that many of today's famous people have narcissistic personalities and inclinations toward attention-seeking behaviors.
- Contents:
- Modern celebrity: from Marilyn to Miley
- The rise of the celebrity-industrial complex
- Broadcasting yourself
- The genesis of narcissism
- Celebrities really are more narcissistic than the rest of us
- The mirror effect and how it affects us all
- Narcissism and envy, sacrifice and redemption
- The most vulnerable audience: teens and young adults
- Parenting to prevent narcissism
- Turning the tide
- The Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI).
- Notes:
- Jill Stern is Jill Parsons Stern: "We are extremely indebted to our close collaborator and great friend, Jill Parsons Stern."--p. 269.
- ISBN:
- 9780061582332 :
- 0061582336
- OCLC:
- 191932080
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