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" The bizarre world of reality television / "
Stuart Lenig.
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BL
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845934
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Lenig, Stuart
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The bizarre world of reality television /\ Stuart Lenig.
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| Publication Statement
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Santa Barbara, California :: Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC,, [2017]
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1 online resource (ix, 332 pages)
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1440838550
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: 9781440838552
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1440838542
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9781440838545
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction -- Transformation: self-improvement, home improvement, and makeovers -- Competition and talent programming: chefs, singers, survivors, and every man for himself -- Friends, family, and frenemies: personal lives of people -- Finding the one(s): dating, matchmakers, and hooking up -- International reality television: America's reach -- Conclusion: reality's future.
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This book explores the bizarre and highly controversial world of reality television, including its early history, wide variety of subject matter, and social implications.
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Reality television programs-- United States-- History and criticism.
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PERFORMING ARTS-- Reference.
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Reality television programs.
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United States.
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791.45/6
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PN1992.8.R43
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