Dasia Floyd ENG 111 Mrs. Chicosky 3 April 2014 Reality TV Society is so addicted to reality television that it has become an issue. People are not aware of the dangers that reality television can inflict on the human mind and because of this people are becoming socially unproductive. According to Herskovits‚ ethnocentrism is “to view your own way of life superior to all others.” This explains the behavior and reactions of the reality stars‚ but what we don’t realize is that‚ one can be ethnocentric
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J Singh Period 4 Ms. Lopez Reality Television 15 minutes of fame or 15 minutes of shame? In the articles‚ "what is reality TV equal real learning?" by Annaweinstein‚ the good and the bad reality TV is explored. Reality TV has around for 40 years‚ but it has been only this past decade that there has been an explosion in popularity. Programs such as "Big Brother"‚ "American Idol"‚ and "Jersey Shore" have been captured the attention of millions who battles
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thing they do is turn on the television set. According to a survey done by Emory H. Woodard and Natalia Grindina‚ “on average‚ people are watching over 51 hours of television- that is five hours a day of TV on average for the last quarter of the year. Teenagers (12 to 17) spend 103 hours watching TV a month‚ whereas senior citizens (65 or older) spend 207 hours”(Media in the home) With the slumping economy‚ people are forced to stay at home to conserve resources. Although there are plenty of economical
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Reality television has been defined by dictionary.com as a genre of television programming in which “real-life” people are followed in a situation‚ game‚ etc. Over the years the amount and kinds of different reality shows has increased tremendously. Reality TV is supposed to focus on real life people and their daily encounters. Reality television stars are followed around for months at a time before the director(s) choose which scenes and clips they want to air. Some people see as the producers
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build the house (the Block)‚ reality television exposes that little peeping tom is all of us. Reality TV satisfies that instinct of perving into others lives‚ and the reality of reality television is that as humans we enjoy this. Reality TV is not much different from normal programs‚ like any program‚ reality television has the essentials‚ it has a mix of characters‚ it puts those characters in situation‚ and the result is usually a failure or success. But the catch of reality television is that the characters
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REALITY TELEVISION: Introduction: Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations‚ documents actual events‚ and usually features ordinary people or even professional actors. The genre has existed in some form or another since the early years of television. Programs in the reality television genre are commonly called "reality shows" and often are produced in series. Documentaries and nonfictional programming such as
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Reality Shows In china: A Road to a More Democratic China or Not? In 2005 up to 400 million viewers‚ nearly a third of the population of China sat to watch the grand finale of The Chinese version of American Idol Supergirl Idol. The winner Li Yuchan was chosen via text messages receiving 3.5 million votes. Apart from voting through new age technology ‚the 2005 finale also was covered by over 100 newspapers with series of articles and the website sina.com alone received 2.4 million comments on the
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Why is reality TV such a popular genre that is watched by many? It is quite simple because it shows regular people in the cast and the public and the viewers can relate to them. “The fact that…the ‘characters’ on the show are selected from ‘ordinary’ life is a key part of this appeal” (Maasik and Solomon 228). The “characters” are not celebrities but just average people around the nation cast by the producers. The personal‚ emotional‚ and physical characteristics of these people’s lives are televised
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Reality Television Reality TV is the number one most watched type of show. In fact‚ reality TV episodes have increased to 57% of all television shows that can be found on your screens. Many people have different opinions on reality TV‚ usually love or hate. Some shows‚ influence people to be aware of their own problems‚ teach valuable tips and lessons or help people pursue their dreams. Although most big reality TV shows do include some form of humiliation as well. The society also is negatively
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In today’s world our society is constantly being bombarded by television shows and programs. As such‚ we ourselves‚ as members of this society must look at both the pros and cons of these shows and programs. Of all of the pros and cons of these shows‚ the ones that are really pronounced are teamwork‚ drinking‚ ethics‚ doing drugs‚ family orientated activities‚ and partying. As we progress on our time here on Earth‚ we are constantly considering these possibilities and the effect they have on
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