{"product_id":"new-narcissus-in-the-age-of-reality-television","title":"New Narcissus in the Age of Reality Television","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book explores the emergence and encouragement of the new narcissus in our society and the ways in which this is portrayed in reality television. Through studies of well-known reality shows, including \u003ci\u003eToddlers and Tiaras\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHoarders\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSister Wives\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCatfish: The TV Show\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCelebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Real Housewives,\u003c\/i\u003e the author examines the combined effects of narcissism and consumerism, shedding light on the ways in which people are pushed to focus on their own biographies and self-promotion to the point of creating a false self within the individual and the development of a sense of dissatisfaction, dis-ease and unhappiness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eApplying Freud’s concept of narcissism and tracing it through the work of key social theorists including Durkheim, Lasch, Goffman, Riesman, Baudrillard and Giddens, \u003ci\u003eThe New Narcissus in the Age of Reality Television \u003c\/i\u003econstitutes an insightful analysis of the modern ideology of greatness, perfection or ‘being the best’, that permeates society – an ideology that overwhelms and ultimately drives the individual to dissemble and project an artificial self. A compelling argument for the importance of understanding the persistence of a powerful and dangerous trait in modern society, this book will appeal to scholars of sociology, social theory and cultural and media studies with interests in reality television, celebrity culture and modern narcissism.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54239075991896,"sku":"9780367332952","price":58.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780367332952.jpg?v=1777598124","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/new-narcissus-in-the-age-of-reality-television","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}