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Reality TV Has Shaped Our World.
- Source :
- TIME Magazine; 8/22/2022, Vol. 200 Issue 7/8, p79-81, 3p, 16 Color Photographs
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- As sociologist Danielle J. Lindemann notes in her recent book True Story: What Reality TV Says About Us: "For all of its extreme personalities and outlandish premises, reality TV reflects how regressive we truly are." So goes the ultimate reality-TV cliché, one popularized by the first season of Survivor, which got viewers hooked on competitions between "real people" cashing in the 15 minutes of fame that are the birthright of all Americans. [Extracted from the article]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0040781X
- Volume :
- 200
- Issue :
- 7/8
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- TIME Magazine
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 158503258