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Reality TV Has Shaped Our World.

Authors :
Berman, Judy
Dockterman, Eliana
Espada, Mariah
Gajanan, Mahita
Gutterman, Annabel
Lang, Cady
Luscombe, Belinda
Mccluskey, Megan
Burga, Solcyre
Shah, Simmone
Source :
TIME Magazine; 8/22/2022, Vol. 200 Issue 7/8, p79-81, 3p, 16 Color Photographs
Publication Year :
2022

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