Celebrity Health Narratives and the Public Health

by Nathaniel Simmons, Stellina M. Aubuchon Chapman, Christina S. Beck, et al.

Book Overview

We follow celebrities on Twitter and Facebook, watch them on television, and read about them in supermarket checkout lines. Our relationship with celebrities has never been so immediate. Their personal trials are news headlines and water cooler talk.

Offering the first extensive look at celebrity health sagas, this book examines the ways in which their stories become our stories, influencing public perception and framing dialog about wellness,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 078647971X
• ISBN13: 9780786479719
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher