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    growth of reality television show in India and analyze the cause of their immense popularity among the Indian audiences. Indian are high on the emotional quotient and anything that strikes the emotional chord is a instant hit in India. The success of reality show in India can be attributed to a great extent to this weakness. The relief that these shows provide from the saas-bahu soaps is another reason for their immense popularity. The rising popularity of the reality shows on Indian television channels

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    2013 The REAL in reality television Young teens usually encounter a new "Real World" TV show while flipping through the channels. "Real World" are all about young people living together under one roof. These shows have kept society entertained and are always the top of discussion. Reality television is corrupting our society by being dishonest‚ relying on humiliation and conflict to create entertainment‚ and sending the wrong message to the youth. These deceiving reality shows seem to be

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    Society‚ in its simplest terms can be described as ‘a body of individuals living as members of a community’ (Oxford Dictionary‚ second edition). To define society‚ the expression‚ individual‚ has to be used and therefore this could suggest that one cannot survive without the other‚ rather like the chicken and the egg scenario; which came first? Durkheim‚ a sociological posivist‚ believed that society was the creator of individualism and to prove this‚ he utilised and investigated into the reasons

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    Reality Television- Why is it so Popular? Reality television is popular mainly due to voyeurism. Reality tv gives us the impression that we are looking into ‘celebrity’s’ or real people’s lives and how they live. When in fact some of the scenes in these programmes are scripted and set up purely for our entertainment. Reality tv follows a formula which draws in the audience. During the majority of episodes there will be humour‚ conflict and romance. Many people enjoy it because it relates to lives

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    Reality television shows are the bane of American television. It seems that no matter what channel the TV is on‚ there is always a reality show playing or being advertised. Escaping reality TV can only be done by shutting off the television entirely‚ and many Americans would rather watch something they do not like than watch nothing at all. Reality television shows contribute nothing positive to American society and should be taken off the air completely. Jennifer Pozner discusses in her article

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    Upset by all of this "garbage"‚ you turn off the TV and decide to try and find something a little more "educational" to do. Sex. It seems to be everywhere on television today. From sitcoms to reality shows to dramas to soap operas‚ sex is one of the leading factors in most television programs. A recent study showed that 3 out of 4 primetime programs portray sex in relationships and 68% of all television programs contain sexual content (Cutler‚ Jacqueline‚ TVData Features Syndicate March 24‚2001)

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    some ways reality TV is dumbing us down. Reality TV is kind of dumbing down television as a whole. Networks have learned that‚ because actors demand such high salaries and production costs are high‚ it’s actually cheaper to do reality television‚ where the contestants pretty much work for free. We also see unrealistic behavior (like the housewives-of-anywhere)‚ and people like to emulate some of the behavior they see on TV. Reality television does more harm than good. Reality television is not good

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    Reality Television: Good or Bad Sharia Burden Eng 122 Deborah Busby January 21‚ 2013 Reality Television: Good or Bad Most teens perceive reality television programs in different views and for different reason. Teens even have different reactions to viewing these reality television programs whether it is a negative reaction or positive reaction. Parents never consciously think of how the impact on these programs or what their teen is really watching until they become involved. Some parents

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    Reality TV seems to be everywhere these days. On every channel you turn‚ commercial you see and even on magazines stands at every grocery store checkout. There are multiple so called “realitytelevision shows that have made teen moms‚ extreme party goers‚ alcoholics and even drug addict’s huge‚ rich reality super stars. The main demographic viewers of these types of show range from preteens to young adults. In my opinion these so called “realitytelevision shows are giving their viewers a false

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    The Ironic Satire of Reality Television When you think about the content and fibre of reality television there’s really not much there. Many people feel that reality television is the best production to come from ABC‚ NBC and all the corporate conglomerates trying to make easy money. That’s exactly what they are doing. Selling easily produced television to easily minded recipients. The first problem with reality TV is that it isn’t even reality. As soon as a camera is placed in front of someone

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