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Book SynopsisBinge and Bingeability: The Antecedents and Consequences of Binge Watching Behavior examines how the television industry has transformed over time to create the circumstances in which binge watching as a mass behavior can emerge, and what role audiences have played in the rising prevalence of this behavior. Arienne Ferchaud, recognizing that this behavior did not spring, fully formed, from streaming services, ties cultural approaches to binge watching with media psychology-oriented theories, including the concept of “bingeability”—the likelihood that a specific sow will be binge watched—alongside the psychological impacts binge watching may have on viewers over time. Scholars of media studies, television studies, sociology, cultural studies, and psychology will find this book particularly useful.
Table of ContentsIntroduction
Chapter 1: Introduction to Binge Watching
Chapter 2: Defining Binge Watching
Chapter 3: The Evolution of Television Audiences
Chapter 4: Audience Motivations for Binge Watching Behavior
Chapter 5: Bingeability
Chapter 6: Does Binging Change how we Perceive the Story?
Chapter 7: A Deeper Dive into the Binging Experience
Chapter 8: Concluding Statements
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