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Showing 1 to 20 of 55 for “"reality television"”.
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Big brother under surveillance : interrogating reality television
… argue against an outright dismissal of so-called reality shows as unreal television set-ups by interrogating how so-colled realness is performed within the context of Big Brother 2, a reality-based game show. Research is conducted on the production set in Randburg, Johannesburg, over a period of …
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Reality television and its impact on women's body image
… research has found that both print media and television may affect the body image of young women. Tiggerman and Pickering (1996) found that it was not just the amount of television viewed, but the viewing of appearance focused shows that affected body image. Schooler, Ward, Merriwether and …
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Reading Reality Television: Publicizing, Promoting, and Commodifying the Self
… production, this dissertation examines the MTV reality series Teen Mom OG, a revival of the 16 and Pregnant program. Its production, editing, and narrative tools reflect a new direction in this television genre, complicate questions of commodification, enforce capitalist modes of exchange, …
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"""Wild Boyz"" and ""Jackass""es: Masculinity and Reality Television"
This project examines several popular reality television shows in relation to their depiction of gender generally, and masculinity specifically. In examining reality television, this dissertation traces the genre from its roots in the television game show through its most recent manifestations. …
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Gay male performances in American confessional documentary and reality television.
… in American confessional documentary and reality television, and relates this to the construction of homosexual identity. It specifically focuses on the representation of social actors involved in performance, as well as contextualising the contribution of producers. Although it does not …
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That's Ru-volting! how reality TV reimagines perceptions of American success
<p>In the United States, television is a pervasive influencer on how success is defined in America. Homogenized images of socalled successful Americans negate the notion that the American Dream is an opportunity afforded to all, regardless of social identity. Reality Television proves to be a genre …
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Coyote Ugly Librarian: A Participant Observer Examination of Lnowledge Construction in Reality TV.
Reality TV is the most popular genre of television programming today. The number of reality television shows has grown exponentially over the last fifteen years since the premier of The Real World in 1992. Although reality TV uses styles similar to those used in documentary film, the “reality” of …
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Reality television dating program viewing and perceptions of realtionships among U.S. college students
<p>Reality dating shows like "The Bachelor," "The Bachelorette," "Average Joe," "For Love or Money" and "Joe Millionaire" have recently attracted a growing number of viewers in the United States. As these reality dating shows pry into the most intimate corners of the lives of ordinary people, they …
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College Students' Recall Of And Attitudes Toward Brand Placement In Reality Television Programming
… of, brand placement in the genre of reality television. Surveys were used to discover the level of brand recall for the products and brands displayed in reality television programming and to discover viewers' reported reasons for paying attention to these brands. The study found that …
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Representations of unmarried women in the Hong Kong reality television series Bride Wannabes
… of unmarried women in the Hong Kong reality television series Bride Wannabes (all ten episodes), in which five single women look for a boyfriend under some ‘experts’’ guidance. First, I look at how they are talked about in relation to how they are referred to and the types of actions …
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A critical analysis and comparison of historical and emerging stereotypes of African American females on television
<p>Although diversity on television has ebbed and flowed in recent years, many new shows have recently emerged that feature either predominantly black female casts, or that feature a black female in the lead role. Reality television often sends forth angry, physical images of African American …
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Self-care will take you to freedom: weight-loss reality TV shows in South Korea
… through the neo-liberal genre of ""body-care reality TV shows"". The second is to look at the ways in which body-care, as depicted in weight-loss reality TV shows, can be considered as a new medium for ordinary Korean women to achieve self-fulfillment by taking care of their bodies as an …
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So you've been on a show: The life-cycle and labor of reality television contestants
… considers what I am calling the “life-cycle” of reality television participation. Individuals audition and participate in filming, processes which turn them into characters. These individuals then return home having become known individuals, if only to a niche audience. They then must navigate …
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The Effects of Appearance-Based Reality Shows on Body Image
… that has been given little research attention is reality television, specifically appearance-based reality television. The current study examined the effects of viewership of appearance-based reality television shows on body image and eating behaviors. Participants were 154 undergraduate females …
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If This Is a "Real" Housewife, Who Are All These Women Around Me?: An Examination of The Real Housewives of Atlanta and the Persistence of Historically Stereotypical Images of Black Women in Popular Reality Television
… with one of the most recent arenas being reality television programming. This study examines the Bravo Television network series The Real Housewives of Atlanta to consider the impact of reality television on the image of black women in America today. This increasingly popular show is the …
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"I'm Rich Bitch:" Black Class Performance and the New Nouveau Riche
… and fifteen minutes of fame offerings, reality television has quickly changed the face and economics of television culture. This research examines the disruption of traditional roles of race and class in reality television. Interdisciplinary in content and methodology, this study uses …
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The Guilty Pleasure of Watching Like Big Brother: Privacy Attitudes, Voyeurism & Reality Programs
… explanations for the rising popularity of reality television. One frequently cited hypothesis is that the rising popularity of reality programs can be attributed to their ability to accommodate television viewers' voyeuristic needs. It has also been suggested that the voyeuristic appeal of …
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