Television and the self : knowledge, identity, and media representation / edited by Kathleen M. Ryan and Deborah A. Macey.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ryan, Kathleen M., 1962-

Macey, Deborah A., 1970-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Television broadcasting--Social aspects.

Television broadcasting.

Self-actualization (Psychology).

Television broadcasting--Influence.

Identity (Psychology) and mass media.

Physical Description:

ix, 293 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2013]

Summary:

Sitting prominently at the hearth of our homes, television serves as a voice of our modern time. Given our media-saturated society and television's prominent voice and place in the home, it is likely we learn about our society and selves through these stories. These narratives are not simply entertainment, but powerful socializing agents that shape and reflect the world and our role in it. Television and the Self: Knowledge, Identity, and Media Representation brings together a diverse group of scholars to investigate the role television plays in shaping our understanding of self and family. This edited collection's rich and diverse research demonstrates how television plays an important role in negotiating self, and goes far beyond the treacly "very special" episodes found in family sit-coms in the 1980s. Instead, the contributors show how television reflects our reality and helps us to sort out what it means to be a twenty-first-century man or woman. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction / Kathleen M. Ryan Ryan, Kathleen M., Deborah A. Macey Macey, Deborah A. 1

Part 1 The Electronic Hearth, or the (un)Real World

2 The Way We Were: Ritual, Memory, and Televsion / Leah A. Rosenberg Rosenberg, Leah A. 11

3 Becoming-Spectator: Tracing Global Becoming through Polish Television in a Canadian Family Room / Marcelina Piotrowski Piotrowski, Marcelina 27

Part 2 Father (and Mother) Knows Best

4 As Seen on TV: Media Influences of Pregnancy and Birth Narratives / Jennifer G. Hall Hall, Jennifer G. 47

5 All About My HBO Mothers: Talking Back to Carmela Soprano and Ruth Fisher / Andrée E. C. Betancourt Betancourt, Andrée E. C. 63

6 Mad Hatters: The Bad Dads of AMC / David Staton Staton, David 85

Part 3 Family Ties

7 Family Communication and Television: Viewing, Identification, and Evaluation of Televised Family Communication Models / Ellen E. Stiffler Stiffler, Ellen E., Lynne M. Webb Webb, Lynne M., Amy C. Duvall Duvall, Amy C. 99

8 Reality Check: Real Housewives and Fan Discourses on Parenting and Family / Jingsi Christina Wu Wu, Jingsi Christina, Brian McKernan McKernan, Brian 119

9 Keeping Up with Contradictory Family Values: The Voice of the Kardashians / Amanda S. McClain McClain, Amanda S. 135

Part 4 The Facts of Life

10 The Selling of Gender-Role Stereotyping: A Content Analysis of Toy Commercials Airing on Nickelodeon / Susan G. Kohlenberg Kohlenberg, Susan G. 151

11 "Stand by, Space Rangers": Interstellar Lessons in Early Cold War Masculinity / Cynthia J. Miller Miller, Cynthia J., A. Bowdoin Van Riper Riper, A. Bowdoin Van 173

12 The Avengers and Feminist Identity Development: Learning the Example of Critical Resistance from Cathy Gale / Robin Redmon Wright Wright, Robin Redmon 189

13 Juno for Real: Negotiating Teenage Sexuality, Pregnancy, and Love in MTV's 16 and Pregnant/Teen Mom / Tanja N. Alio Alio, Tanja N. 205

Part 5 As Not Seen on TV

14 Race, Aging, and Gay In/Visibility on U.S. Televsion / Michael Johnson Johnson, Michael 227

15 Eighty is Still Eighty, But Everyone Else Needs to Look Twenty-Five: The Fascination with Betty White Despite Our Obsession with Youth / Deborah A. Macey Macey, Deborah A. 243.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780739179574

0739179578

OCLC:

824657742