Dr. Megan Collins, assistant professor (tenure-track) and program coordinator of Sociology, recently published a book entitled “The New Narcissus in the Age of Reality Television.”
“The book explores the emergence and encouragement of the new narcissus in our society and how this is portrayed in reality television,” said Collins. “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, I examine the combined effects of narcissism and consumerism, shedding light on the ways in which people are pushed to focus on their 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.”
You can view the book here.