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True story : what reality TV says about us / Danielle J. Lindemann.

Summary:

"A sociological study of reality TV that explores its rise as a culture-dominating medium-and what the genre reveals about our attitudes toward race, gender, class, and sexuality"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780374279028
  • ISBN: 0374279020
  • ISBN: 9781250862945
  • ISBN: 1250862949
  • Physical Description: 336 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2022.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
"Don't be all, like, uncool" (the self) -- "Here for all the right reasons" (couples) -- "Not here to make friends" (groups) --"Kim is always late" (families) -- "Sparkle, baby!" -- (childhood) -- "I question your taste level" (class) -- "Who gon' check me, boo?" (race) -- "We're all born naked ..." (gender) -- "Food, a drink, and a gay" (sexuality) -- "Bad boys, bad boys" (deviance)
Subject:
Reality television programs > United States > History and criticism.
Television programs > Social aspects > United States.

Available copies

  • 6 of 7 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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Jacksonville Main Library 791.456 LIN (Text) 36015000424107 Adult Nonfiction Available -