Reality T.V.

by Thomas Riggs (Editor)

Overview

While it was a novelty less than a decade ago, the roster of the most talked-about-people today includes dozens of reality television stars. They know no limits to self-promotion, with constant posts to social media about themselves. The majority of the young public can't get enough of reality T.V. and its "stars." This book explores the place of reality television in society.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780737761962
Publisher:	Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date:	08/23/2013
Series:	At Issue Series
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	15 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction 7

1 Reality Television Benefits Society More than Scripted Television Does Michael Hirschorn 11

2 Reality TV Has Lowered Standards for Television and Society as a Whole James Wolcott 19

3 Producers Sometimes Distort Reality and Undermine the Value of Reality TV Andy Dehnart 29

4 Attention-Seeking Participants Create Hollow Reality Characters Jonathan Murray 34

5 How a "Real Housewives" Suicide Sheds Light on Exploitation in Reality TV Stephen Galloway 39

6 Reality TV Helps Bring Diversity to Television Greg Braxton 52

7 Reality TV Stereotypes Minority Groups Brian Lowry 57

8 Reality TV Presents Rural Americans as Skilled and Serious Workers Robert Lloyd 61

9 Reality TV Shows Perpetuate Stereotypes about Southerners Karen L. Cox 65

10 Reality TV Can Empower Women Susannah Breslin 70

11 Reality TV Intentionally Subverts Social Progress and Gender Equality Jennifer L. Pozner 73

12 Reality TV Kids Need the Law on Their Side Hilary Levey 80

13 Reality TV Producers Should Be Responsible for Participant Well-Being Linda Holmes 84

Organizations to Contact 90

Bibliography 97

Index 101