eality Television
Television: the ever evolving medium:

Television's growth as an edutainment medium has been phenomenal. In societies that are more developed, TV adores the living room of almost every household. TV viewing has been the leading recreational activity for majority of population with U.S. household reported to be glued to their TV sets for almost seven hours daily on an average. Even though TV ownership in Asia and Latin America are low compared to U.S., these continents and Africa as well has been targeted as the important regions of growth of global TV industry during the 21st century. In the public domain, TV has come to occupy a venue for political debate, religious evangelism and the exchange of 'news' as also an important medium for entertainment. In the household sphere, TV has been considered as the quasi-altar during the single channel regime around which the family used to converge and the…...

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Reality TV
Disclosure and familiarity between the audience and program in reality TV

With the prevalence of reality television programming, mass media has become more intrusive and real to the audience: what with the inclusion of so-called 'ordinary people,' audiences have become more acquainted with the rudiments of TV program creation and dynamics. Indeed, the most appealing quality of reality TV programs is that audiences are able to realize the possibility that they can also be included in what seemed to be the most accessible, yet non-reactive and -- interactive communication medium -- the television.

In this paper, focus is given on the appeal of reality TV because it bridges the gap between the sender and receiver -- that is, it brings together into an interactive relationship the program (its actors, staff, and other elements, including the TV as mass medium) and audiences (the receiver of messages and information from TV). ecause of…...

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Bagley, G. (2001). "A mixed bag: Negotiating claims in MTV's the real world." Journal of Film and Video, 53 (2/3).

Gardyn, R. (2001). "The tribe has spoken." American Demographics, 23 (9).

Sardar, Z. (2000). "The rise of the voyeur." New Statesman, 129 (4511).

Then, a fourth reason is that reality shows can sometimes reveal situations of success, which in turn inspire and motivate the audiences to change their lives for the better. Examples of such shows include Dr. 90210, in which plastic surgeons operate on patients, change their appearance and as such increase their self-esteem, or the several shows revealing people fighting, and beating, obesity (Goodman). These types of reality shows set the example that something can be done, and how it can be done, in order to achieve one's personal goals. Additionally, they can be used to send political messages. An example in this sense is the Dove campaign, which sends the message that "For too long, beauty has been defined by narrow, stifling stereotypes […] it's time to change all that" (Daum).

The money or other non-financial rewards involved in the television show make up for the fifth reason as to why…...

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Goodman, W.C., 1995, One Picture is Worth a Thousand Diets, chapter from book the Invisible Woman: Confronting Weight Prejudice in America, Gurze Books

Daum, M., August 2, 2005, Those Unnerving Ads Using "Real" Women, Los Angeles Times

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Individuals watching these types of rejections receive guilty pleasure from something they feel that they shouldn't be watching (Reality television). Also, relating to characters on reality shows helps people to feel better about their own lives and problems (DeWall, 2009).
Yes, according to another survey, the ongoing popularity of reality television is due to these shows, unlike other shows such as news programs or sitcoms, allowing the viewers to imagine themselves as actual participants (de Vries, 2005). Some types of people "find a certain fascination in contrasting what they think they would do in a given situation to the actions taken by the "real" participants -- a group of individuals they perceive as their peers" (de Vries, 2005). The author states that the use of ordinary people competing in exotic locales or engaging in common activities such as dating or home redecorating gives viewers the chance to compare and contrast…...

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de Vries, L. (2005, August 17). Why do we tune in to reality tv? CBS News.  http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/08/17/health/webmd/main783814.shtml 

DeWall, C.N. (2009, January 27). Reality TV: Harmless entertainment or bloodsport? Psychology Today.  http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/connections/200901/reality-tv-harmless-entertainment-or-bloodsport 

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Reiss, S. And Wiltz, J. (2001, September 1). Why America loves reality TV. Psychology Today.  http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200109/why-america-loves-reality-tv

Some shows are more palatable than others. The contest shows such as "America's Top Model," or "American Idol" are in general less about interpersonal problems and more about the competition. However, shows like "Nanny 911" or the various wife-swapping shows depict so much screaming and shouting that they fail to be enjoyable to watch. "Survivor" and "The Amazing Race" include a lot of bickering and most likely the editors of those shows do not include scores of footage of the participants getting along because those scenes would be boring and the networks would lose viewers. Some of the situations reality television shows depict are realistic in the sense that everyone argues and occasionally harbors ill will against others, especially in competitive situations. On the other hand, the shows fail to reveal positive aspects of human nature that are equally as realistic. By focusing on negativity, reality shows sometimes send dangerous…...

It is true that reality television programs have effectively grabbed the public, including the kids attentions. While interest groups do not believe that violence and sex in television programs have any effect on the public, especially kids, the research has shown that the programming contents are highly effective in influencing the behavior of kids. For example, in watching Springer show, many children think that shouting, disrespecting, abusing is common, and some, if not guided by their parents or guardians, misbehave in front of public. Second, as the content of sexual contents and violence is increasing, a large part of American culture is becoming less tolerant and civilized because reality television programs usually expose the weak behavior not the strong behavior of the people (Palmer, 56)

esearch has shown that kids that watch shows with violence without parental advice are less sensitive to the pain and suffering of others; more fearful of…...

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Glynn, K. Tabloid Culture. Trash Taste, Popular Power, and the Transformation of American Television. Durham and London: Duke Univ. Press, 2000.

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eality Television: A Media Psychological Literature eview
Media Psychology

The research will examine and study aspects of reality television programming from a media psychological perspective and with media psychological methods. The following literature review serves as a context within which the reader and the research will consider the topics. The aim is to outline current and relevant knowledge of the affects of psychological affects of reality television program upon viewers/consumers. Through the literature review, areas where there is a lack of research will be named and explored with the hopes that the areas I intend to research have not received a substantial amount of attention at this time. Using the information from the literature review, I will further narrow and hone the scope of my topic, research question(s) and hypotheses. By the conclusion of the review, the proposal will have justified a rationale for my research in media psychology and provide a…...

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Bruth, L. (2009) Publicized Intimacies on Reality Television: An Analysis of Voyeuristic Content and Its Contribution to the Appeal of Reality Programming. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 53(2), 190 -- 210.

Giles, D. (2003) Media Psychology: Chapter 14 -- Audience Participation and Reality TV. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.: Mahwah, NJ.

Hall, A. (2009) Perceptions of the Authenticity of Reality Programs and Their Relationships to Audience Involvement, Enjoyment, and Perceived Learning. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 53(4), 515 -- 531.

Nabi, R.L., Biely, E.N., Morgan, S.J. & Stitt, C.R. (2003) Reality-Based Television Programming and the Psychology of Its Appeal. Media Psychology, 5, 303- 330.

controversy regarding reality television and the way that it portrays society. As a social scientist, one needs to acknowledge that reality television is largely providing the masses with a fabricated version of the real world. Even with the fact that individuals shown on such programs appear to live their lives as if no one is actually watching them, the truth is that they are significantly influenced by the fact that they are filmed and they are thus inclined to put across behaviors they would not perform otherwise.
Reality television was especially effective from a sociological point-of-view during its early years, taking into account that it portrayed individuals in natural environments. PBS' 1973 show An American Family is a positive example of reality television because of how it documented the life of the Loud family. The show actually managed to provide viewers with important information concerning the family and concerning particular…...

Anthro
eality television shows about Amish lifestyle and culture reveal an eerily ironic fascination of one of the only ethnic groups in the United States to deliberately eschew technology. The use of technology to capture ethnographic data on the Amish communities in America is therefore as problematic as the reality television shows are at trying to capture Amish life using the very tools the Amish shun. In "esearching the 'Un-Digital' Amish community: methodological and ethical reconsiderations for human subjects research," Tabetha Adkins claims that ethnographers and anthropologists need to develop and implement more flexible methodologies that are not only more ethical, but also more accurate.

The author establishes her biases as a self-declared "technophile" who originally imposed technological tools upon Amish subjects in a sort of active display of colonialism or cultural imperialism (Adkins, 2011, p. 39). Adkins (2011) claims that researchers have become dependent on their technological tools for observation, data…...

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Adkins, T. (2011). "The English Effect' on Amish language and literacy practices." Community Literacy Journal 5(2): 25-45

Adkins, T. (2011). "Researching the 'Un-Digital' Amish community: methodological and ethical reconsiderations for human subjects research." Community Literacy Journal 6(1): 39-53.

However, the ability to criticize and gain depth into a subject was the key factors involved in qualitative research. In order for qualitative research methods to be applied to qualitative research, these methods had to undergo some form of transformation to make them acceptable to the empirical mindset. ainwright argues that in order to achieve this, qualitative methods had to sacrifice some of their critical elements in favor of validity and reliability. He argues that one cannot have criticism and validity at the same time.
However, this is a difficult viewpoint to accept and if one examines the method to be employed in this research, the presence of validity and controls does not limit the ability to criticize the results. Increasing validity and reliability in the qualitative research means the development of criteria on the data collection. This may be a hindrance in the traditional sociological setting, such as field…...

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Hammersley, M. 1992. What's wrong with ethnography? London: Routledge.

Social Identity on Television
Keeping up with the Karashians is a reality television program that illustrates several different aspects of social identity as it is conceived of and witnessed in the United States today. One of the most salient factors of social identity that is regularly evinced on this particular television show pertains to notions of class. In fact, one can posit the notion that the very premise of the show is that it allows viewers to literally watch the life and times of those who are exceedingly rich. Social identity is represented in Keeping up with the Karashians as wealth and fame, as the most eminent members of this show inadvertently are.

From the show's inception, as well as the inception of many of its more notorious characters, wealth and fame have featured fairly prominently in its depiction of reality. Almost all of the major characters have enjoyed wealth and fame…...

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Hill, A. (2005). Reality TV. London: Routledge.

Mills, N. (2004). Dissent. Retrieved from ***

Values Portrayed eality TV
The modern day media has recently found out that profits can be higher if reality TV shows are produced. Based on these reasons, there is a long list of reality TV shows that are being produced. Not all of these shows are successful, but the one that are successful have achieved great deal of profits, cultural prominence and popularity. The question that arises here is that if these shows should be produced or should they be aired for the audience.

Many definitions have been given for reality TV but one of the most important definitions is a show that showcases situations that have actually happened. Apparently, there is no scripting in these shows as in the case of dramas and serials. A small group of people are showcased in these shows who are not trained actors but these are chosen as they face unusual situations.

Since a few years,…...

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Deery, J. (2004). Reality TV as Advertainment. Popular Communication: The International Journal of Media and Culture 2, pp. 1-20.

Murray, S., and Ouellette, L. (2009). Reality TV: Remaking Television Culture. Edition 2. NYU Press.

Olivera, M.B. (1994). Portrayals of crime, race, and aggression in "reality-based" police shows: A content analysis. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media 38, pp. 179-192.

Papacharissi, Z., & Mendelson, L.A. (2007). An Exploratory Study of Reality Appeal: Uses and Gratifications of Reality TV Shows. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media 51, pp. 355-370.

(Hill 83; Javors 35)
e are not alone in this. In China, often accused of attempting to mimic estern culture, the producers of an RTV show "Ying Zai Zhongguo," or translated somehow as "in" in English draw a similar conclusion:

their hope that the program would encourage more people in China to start their own businesses. Song enming...hoped the show would introduce the "positive power" of entrepreneurship. Ms. Zhou said she hoped potential entrepreneurs would learn the importance of both perseverance and passion. There was much more in the same vein. (Fallows)

Perhaps there is some altruism at the end of the tunnel when considering the cultural benefit of RTV. But the preponderance of the evidence seems to suggest that there is something deeply missing in the American psyche that needs to be healed. Is RTV the cure or part of the problem? This is the conundrum that researchers face. Although nothing…...

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Breyer, Richard. "Reality TV: More Mirror Than Window." World and I Jan. 2004: 100.

Fallows, James. "Win in China! A Reality-TV Show Is Teaching the Chinese How to Succeed in Business." The Atlantic Monthly Apr. 2007: 72-84.

Hill, Annette. Reality TV: Audiences and Popular Factual Television. New York: Routledge, 2005.

Javors, Irene Rosenberg. "Reality TV Escape from Reality?." Annals of the American Psychotherapy Association 7.1 (2004): 35.

Media
The Content Dominance of Reality TV

Few forces have emerged with greater dominance or less artistic appeal than that of reality television, which has largely defined primetime content for the last decade. hat at one time appeared to be a fad, or a phenomenon at worst, ultimately reached a crescendo as the best path to high ratings, bid advertising dollars and household names. This is the pattern of media content which perhaps best reflects certain cultural qualities distinct to our time and place. Indeed, our collective embrace of this form of television, which allegedly depicts real individuals living real lives or facing real problems in front of national viewing audiences, suggests both a desire to see ourselves on the screen and, simultaneously, a desire to feel better about ourselves by observing the lurid, embarrassing and pathetic moments experienced by the 'stars' of reality television.

Selected Image:

This idea is directly reflected in the…...

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Elite Daily. (2012). The Detrimental Effect Of Reality TV On Our Society. Elitedaily.com

Fahner, M. (2012). The real effects of reality TV. USA Today College.

Miller, A. (2013). Hook, Line and Sinker: Reality TV and Its Impact In Our Culture. In the Mix.

The creative ways in which the varied direct involvement aspect has been included by producers in the genre also has to do with technology. Programs where the audience participates in decision making, like when the audience chooses a winner in a program via voting on site or by cell phone text messages are common, as are other audience participation tactics, like on new themed game shows when the audience gives a hint to the contestant and the contestant can then view the percentages of answers. These are just a few examples of how the industry has answered the audience participation draw of the reality genre, though the same research derived study also found that voyeurism is a secondary and limited aspect of the draw to reality TV.
Papacharissi, and Mendelson 355)

Viewers valued the entertainment and habitual pass time motives over that of voyeurism, which was fairly surprising, considering that popular…...

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Works Cited

Davies, Maire Messenger. Fake, Fact, and Fantasy: Children's Interpretations of Television Reality. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1997.

Hill, Annette. Reality TV: Audiences and Popular Factual Television. New York: Routledge, 2005.

Leone, Ron, Wendy Chapman Peek, and Kimberly L. Bissell. "Reality Television and Third-Person Perception." Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media 50.2 (2006): 253.

Papacharissi, Zizi, and Andrew L. Mendelson. "An Exploratory Study of Reality Appeal: Uses and Gratifications of Reality TV Shows." Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media 51.2 (2007): 355.

I. Introduction

A. Hook: Truman's illusory existence as a reality television star
B. Thesis Statement: The Truman Show offers a critique of modern society's obsession with surveillance, celebrity, and the erosion of privacy

II. The Illusion of Control

A. Truman's meticulously crafted fictional world
B. The role of director Christof as a god-like figure
C. The psychological impact of constant surveillance on Truman

III. The Cult of Celebrity

A. Truman's status as a global sensation
B. The commodification of his life and experiences
C. The consequences of living in the public eye

IV. The Erosion of Privacy

A. The constant monitoring and manipulation of Truman's life
B. The ethical implications of violating his....

1. The power of media and entertainment Reality TV has shown the significant influence media and entertainment have on shaping societal norms, values, and behaviors. 2. The importance of critical thinking Viewers need to be able to critically analyze and think for themselves when consuming reality TV, as it often presents edited or scripted versions of reality that may not be entirely accurate. 3. The impact of representation Reality TV has brought attention to issues of representation and diversity in media, highlighting the need for more inclusive and authentic portrayals of different identities and communities. 4. The role of ethics....

Reality Television: The Good, Bad, and the Ugly Introduction

Reality television has become a ubiquitous presence in popular culture, captivating audiences with its voyeuristic appeal and seemingly unfiltered glimpses into the lives of ordinary people. However, the proliferation of reality TV has also sparked considerable debate regarding its societal impact. This essay explores the complex relationship between reality TV and society, examining its potential benefits and drawbacks while drawing lessons on the challenges and opportunities it presents.

Empathy and Social Awareness: Reality TV can foster empathy and social awareness by introducing viewers to diverse individuals and perspectives.....