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This book examines the psychological aspects of pop culture preferences, personality, and behavior from across sixteen research studies. The authors analyze such phenomena as superhero and antihero fandoms, internet trolls, women in popular culture, generational preferences, and romance and sexuality. Analyzing pop culture in the context of the #MeToo movement, LGBTQIA+ representation, and contemporary politics, Keith Beard, April Fugett, and Britani Black pay close attention to contemporary issues of inclusion and marginalization.



Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Personality, Superheroes, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Psychology

Chapter 2: From Superheroes to Superpowers

Chapter 3: The Addition of the Antihero and the “Darker” Sides of Personality

Chapter 4: The New Definition of Good and Bad Guys in the Context of Psychology, World Beliefs, and Politics

Chapter 5: Love is Love

Chapter 6: Internet Trolls and Internet Addiction

Chapter 7: The Role of Women and the #MeToo Movement

Chapter 8: All the Nostalgia: Generational Shifts in Personality and in Cartoon Character Preferences

Chapter 9: The Fandom of Disney (aka Disney ruins everything)

Chapter 10: Conclusions and Future Directions

Psychology and Pop Culture: An Empirical

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      Publisher Lexington Books
      Published 1 March 2021
      ISBN-13 9781793624680
      978-1793624680
      ISBN-10 1793624682
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      Popular culture Social, group or collective psychology

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      This book examines the psychological aspects of pop culture preferences, personality, and behavior from across sixteen research studies. The authors analyze such phenomena as superhero and antihero fandoms, internet trolls, women in popular culture, generational preferences, and romance and sexuality. Analyzing pop culture in the context of the #MeToo movement, LGBTQIA+ representation, and contemporary politics, Keith Beard, April Fugett, and Britani Black pay close attention to contemporary issues of inclusion and marginalization.



      Table of Contents

      Chapter 1: Personality, Superheroes, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Psychology

      Chapter 2: From Superheroes to Superpowers

      Chapter 3: The Addition of the Antihero and the “Darker” Sides of Personality

      Chapter 4: The New Definition of Good and Bad Guys in the Context of Psychology, World Beliefs, and Politics

      Chapter 5: Love is Love

      Chapter 6: Internet Trolls and Internet Addiction

      Chapter 7: The Role of Women and the #MeToo Movement

      Chapter 8: All the Nostalgia: Generational Shifts in Personality and in Cartoon Character Preferences

      Chapter 9: The Fandom of Disney (aka Disney ruins everything)

      Chapter 10: Conclusions and Future Directions

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