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Named a Best Nonfiction Book of 2022 by Esquire

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

What do we see when we watch reality television?

In True Story: What Reality TV Says About Us, the sociologist and TV lover Danielle J. Lindemann takes a long, hard look in the funhouse mirror of this genre, from countless rose ceremonies on The Bachelor to the White House and more (so much more!). Beginning with the first episodes of The Real World, reality TV has not only remade our entertainment and cultural landscapeit also uniquely refracts our everyday experiences and social topography.

By taking reality TV seriously, we can better understand key institutions (such as families, schools, and prisons) and broad social categories (such as gender, race, class, and sexuality). These shows

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      Publisher St Martin's Press
      Published 14 February 2023
      ISBN-13 9781250862945
      978-1250862945
      ISBN-10 1250862949
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      Entertainment Television Television: reality shows

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Named a Best Nonfiction Book of 2022 by Esquire

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

      What do we see when we watch reality television?

      In True Story: What Reality TV Says About Us, the sociologist and TV lover Danielle J. Lindemann takes a long, hard look in the funhouse mirror of this genre, from countless rose ceremonies on The Bachelor to the White House and more (so much more!). Beginning with the first episodes of The Real World, reality TV has not only remade our entertainment and cultural landscapeit also uniquely refracts our everyday experiences and social topography.

      By taking reality TV seriously, we can better understand key institutions (such as families, schools, and prisons) and broad social categories (such as gender, race, class, and sexuality). These shows

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