The New Narcissus in the Age of Reality Television by Megan C... - 9781138206977

Taylor & Francis

The New Narcissus in the Age of Reality TelevisionAuthor(s): Megan Collins\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138206977, 978-1138206977\nSynopsis\nThis 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 Toddlers and Tiaras, Hoarders, Sister Wives, Catfish: The TV Show, Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew and The Real Housewives, 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. \n\nApplying Freuds concept of narcissism and tracing it through the work of key social theorists including Durkheim, Lasch, Goffman, Ries.