Espejo, Roman, book editor. Celebrity
Culture
Greenhaven Press see Gale/Cengage 2011 191p 26.75 978-0-7377-5214-4
ms/hs Opposing
Viewpoints#4 (Gale/Cengage) VG-BN
Celebrity Culture provides a collection of articles
published in the last five years on the effects of celebrity
status on teens,
social activism and whether the focus on celebrities will
continue. Perfect for
reports. Grades 6-12. The
articles collected in this Opposing Viewpoints book
show the fleeting nature of celebrity. The older articles
mention celebrity
names that have faded from the public spotlight. It is questionable whether the
Balloon Boy incident of 2009 or the Salahi gate crashers at
Obama╒s
state dinner
or Levi Johnston will be identifiable by upcoming high
school students.
Possibly the most intriguing article contrasts celebrity
status with name
recognition. To be a celebrity is to have a ╥story
line╙
that continues unabated
that involves a scandal or notoriety. Thus Queen Elizabeth
has name recognition
but is not a celebrity whereas Lindsay Lohan is a celebrity
because of her
ongoing public life improprieties. Each article starts with
three questions to
focus student reading. Each chapter contains an introduction
to set the stage
for the articles presented in the chapter. The background on
each author
suggests whether the article will be liberal or conservative
in orientation. In
depth coverage of celebrity media coverage include eating
disorders, body image,
and reality television. There are articles that talk about
religious beliefs and
resulting acceptance of celebrity culture. Further reading,
organizations to
contact and extensive index complete this intriguing book. Opposing
Viewpoints contains recent articles and speeches that
provide both sides to a
controversial current hot topic. Introductions to the
chapters provide an
overview of the chapter. Questions for each article guide
readers. Grades 6-12
McNicol,Lois
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