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   Is sociology underused in the analysis of reality television?

   • Despite the popularity of reality television and its solid roots in Western media, sociology has been underused in its analysis. In this essay, I review the research on reality television. Its definition, history, and issues of classification in the genre are addressed.

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   Is reality television a novel genre?

   • Although what is currently conceived as the reality television genre is perceived as novel, this type of programming has a long history, with its foundations dating back to the early days of television. Despite the popularity of reality television and its solid roots in Western media, sociology has been underused in its analysis.

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   What is the cultural significance of reality television?

   • Reality television is culturally significant because it claims to represent social reality. On the genre level, it constructs a modern-day panorama of the social world and its inhabitants, making populations appear.

   Watching reality from a distance: class, genre and reality television

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   Does reality television make populations appear?

   • Reality television constructs a modern day panorama of the social world and its inhabitants and makes populations appear. This article presents a class analysis of the population of reality television, based on 1 year of television programming and over 1000 participants.

   Watching reality from a distance: class, genre and reality television

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   Why is reality TV so popular?

   • Reality TV involves real people ostensibly reacting to real-world situations, which allows us to put ourselves in the participants’ shoes and see flashes of ourselves. The genre tends to traffic in broad character archetypes — the “smart one” and the “shy one” and the “athletic one,” for example.

   It’s Time to Start Taking Reality TV More Seriously

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   Why does reality TV not have a definition?

   • In their introduction Holmes and Jermyn suggest that this absence of an agreed definition is precisely because it could not be extricated from questions of generic hybridity, specific issues of theory, criticism and methodology, and reality TV's ‘relationship with the history and status of the documentary form’ (p. 2).

   Understanding Reality TelevisionReality TV - Oxford Academic

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2. compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com › doi › absToward a Sociology of Reality Television - Montemurro - 2008 ...

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   Dec 19, 2007 · Despite the popularity of reality television and its solid roots in Western media, sociology has been underused in its analysis. In this essay, I review the research on reality television. Its definition, history, and issues of classification in the genre are addressed.

3. www.studysmarter.co.uk › reality-televisionReality Television: Definition & Impact - StudySmarter

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   Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents unscripted real-life situations. It often features unknown individuals instead of professional actors, creating a unique blend of naturalness and entertainment.

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5. magazine.columbia.edu › article › its-time-startIt’s Time to Start Taking Reality TV More Seriously

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   Reality TV involves real people ostensibly reacting to real-world situations, which allows us to put ourselves in the participants’ shoes and see flashes of ourselves. The genre tends to traffic in broad character archetypes — the “smart one” and the “shy one” and the “athletic one,” for example.

6. journals.sagepub.com › doi › 10Watching reality from a distance: class, genre and reality ...

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   Aug 15, 2016 · The cultural significance of reality television is based on its claim to represent social reality. On the level of genre, we might argue that reality television constructs a modern day panorama of the social world and its inhabitants and that it thus makes populations appear.

   • Author: Fredrik Stiernstedt, Peter Jakobsson

   • Publish Year: 2017

7. journals.sagepub.com › doi › 10Look at me, I’m on TV: the political dimensions of reality ...

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   Aug 6, 2021 · Introduction. Factual-entertainment television, more commonly referred to as ‘reality TV’, encompasses a range of formats that typically feature members of the public appearing as themselves in natural or constructed settings, including reality competitions, docusoaps, popular documentaries and social experiments.

   • Author: Bethany Klein, Stephen Coleman

   • Publish Year: 2021

8. academic.oup.com › screen › articleReality TV – Audiences and Popular Factual Television

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   Jan 1, 2006 · Although there is no consensual definition, there is apparently a consensual resistance to one particular idea assumed to be widespread: that reality TV represents a radical departure or innovation in the history of programming.

9. library.fiveable.me › reality-televisionReality television - Vocab, Definition, and Must Know Facts ...

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   Definition. Reality television is a genre of TV programming that presents unscripted real-life situations, often featuring ordinary people or celebrities in various scenarios.