The Bizarre World of Reality Television
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The Bizarre World of Reality Television

  1. 344 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Bizarre World of Reality Television

About this book

How do reality television programs shape our view of the world and what we perceive as real and normal? This book explores the bizarre and highly controversial world of reality television, including its early history, wide variety of subject matter, and social implications. In recent decades, reality television shows ranging from Keeping up with the Kardashians to Duck Dynasty have become increasingly popular. Why are these "unscripted" programs irresistible to millions of viewers? And what does the nearly universal success of reality shows say about American culture? This book covers more than 100 major and influential reality programs past and present, discussing the origins and past of reality programming, the contemporary social and economic conditions that led to the rise of reality shows, and the ways in which the most successful shows achieve popularity with both male and female demographics or appeal to specific, targeted niche audiences. The text addresses reality TV within five, easy-to-identify content categories: competition shows, relationship/love-interest shows, real people or alternative lifestyle and culture shows, transformation shows, and international programming. By examining modern reality television, a topic of great interest for a wide variety of readers, this book also discusses cultural and social norms in the United States, including materialism, unrealistic beauty ideals, gender roles and stereotypes in society, dynamics of personal relationships, teenage lifestyles and issues, and the branding of people for financial gain and wider viewership.

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Information

Publisher
Greenwood
Year
2017
Print ISBN
9781440838545
eBook ISBN
9798216054146
Edition
1
Topic
Media & Performing Arts
Subtopic
Television

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. Chapter 1: Transformationā€”Self-Improvement, Home Improvement, and Makeovers
  7. Chapter 2: Competition and Talent Programmingā€”Chefs, Singers, Survivors, and Every Man for Himself
  8. Chapter 3: Friends, Family, and Frenemiesā€”Personal Lives of People
  9. Chapter 4: Finding the One(s)ā€”Dating, Matchmakers, and Hooking Up
  10. Chapter 5: International Reality Televisionā€”Americaā€™s Reach
  11. Conclusion: Realityā€™s Future
  12. Bibliography
  13. Index
  14. About the Author