Finding truth in fiction : what fan culture gets right - and why it's good to get lost in a story /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Dill-Shackleford, Karen, 1969- (Author), Vinney, Cynthia, 1978- (Author)
Corporate Author:	Oxford Academic
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]
Subjects:	Fiction > Psychological aspects. Motion pictures > Psychological aspects. Television programs > Psychological aspects. Fans (Persons) > Psychology. Identity (Psychology) Self-actualization (Psychology) Mass media > Social aspects. Truth > Psychological aspects. Roman > Aspect psychologique. Émissions télévisées > Aspect psychologique. Identité (Psychologie) Médias > Aspect social. Vérité > Aspect psychologique. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1. Finding truth in fiction
Chapter 2. It matters : finding meaning in stories
Chapter 3. On actors and their roles : the social psychology of narrative person perception
Chapter 4. Mental models of fiction : the mechanics of getting lost in a story
Chapter 5. The timelessness of stories
Chapter 6. Story and Identity : how stories influence who we are
Chapter 7. Story and life stage : turning to stories throughout our lives
Chapter 8. On prejudice and values
Epilogue. Coping, well-being, and the future of fiction.