Joy to the World
The Performance of Collective Pleasure
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Joy to the World
The Performance of Collective Pleasure
224 pages | 6 x 9
Sociology: Social Psychology--Small Groups, Sociology of Arts--Leisure, Sports, Theory and Sociology of Knowledge
Table of Contents
Introduction. Joyous Days: The Delight of Being Together
1. Communities of Fun
2. Hanging Out on the Corner
3. Joking Cultures
4. Play, Pleasure, and Human Nature
5. The Game World and Its Sticky Cultures
6. Leisure Worlds as Soft Communities
7. Loving Friends
8. Dark Pleasures
Conclusion. The Joyous Pleasures of Tiny Publics
Notes
References
Index
1. Communities of Fun
2. Hanging Out on the Corner
3. Joking Cultures
4. Play, Pleasure, and Human Nature
5. The Game World and Its Sticky Cultures
6. Leisure Worlds as Soft Communities
7. Loving Friends
8. Dark Pleasures
Conclusion. The Joyous Pleasures of Tiny Publics
Notes
References
Index