Celebrity health narratives and the public health / Christina S. Beck [and four others].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"We follow celebrities on Twitter and Facebook, watch them on television and read about them in supermarket checkout lines. 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, disease and death"-- Provided by publisher

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Cover -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface: Christina S. Beck -- One. Personal Challenges, Public Struggles: An Overview of Celebrity Health Narratives and Implications for Public Health Conversations -- Two. From Actress to Cancer Patient: Brooke Burke-Charvet Dances through Thyroid Cancer -- Three. Just Like Kim: Fan Responses to Kim Kardashian's Battle with Psoriasis -- Four. "I never wanted to be the poster child for this": Catherine Zeta-Jones and Bipolar II Disorder -- Five. "I get diabetes just watching Paula Deen": Public Responses to Paula Deen's Type 2 Diabetes Diagnosis -- Six. Celebrity Body Image Narratives and the Media: A Framework for Personal Health Disclosure? -- Seven. Celebrity Death Narratives in the Media: College Student Perceptions on Conversations and Disclosure -- Eight. No "I" in Team: Impression and Boundary Management in Illness/Injury Narratives Involving Sports Celebrities -- Nine. Blurring "Real" and "Reel" Life: Integration of Daytime Drama Actor Illnesses into Soap Opera Storylines and Health Promotion -- Ten. A Tangled Web of Health Troubles: Giuliana Rancic's Fight for a Family Goes Public -- Eleven. Trust in Robin Roberts: The Journey of a Woman Who Breaks Her Own News -- Twelve. She Turns the World Around with Their Smiles: Mary Tyler Moore Takes Kids to Congress -- Thirteen. Continuing the Conversation -- References -- Index.

English.

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