Book

True story : what reality TV says about us

Call Number

  • 791.456 L743 (CEN)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2022.

Physical Description

336 pages ; 22 cm

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"--

Contents

  • "Don't be all, like, uncool" (the self)
  • "Here for 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)

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