{"product_id":"9781405134408","title":"Better Living through Reality TV Television and Post-Welfare Citizenship","description":"\u003ch1\u003eBetter Living through Reality TV\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTelevision and Post-Welfare Citizenship\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLaurie Ouellette | James Hay\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Film \/ History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCombining cutting-edge theories of culture and government with programming examples—including \u003ci\u003eTodd TV\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSurvivor\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Idol\u003c\/i\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBetter Living through Reality TV\u003c\/i\u003e moves beyond the established concerns of political economy and cultural studies to conceptualize television's evolving role in the contemporary period.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA major textbook on the impact of reality and lifestyle television on today’s programming, and on broader social, cultural and political trends\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws on a range of examples from \u003ci\u003eThe Apprentice\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Idol\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eExtreme Makeover\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWife Swap\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eArgues that reality television teaches viewers to monitor, motivate, improve, transform and protect themselves in the name of freedom, enterprise, and personal responsibility\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eLaurie Ouellette\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Minnesota. She is co-editor of \u003ci\u003eReality TV: Remaking Television Culture\u003c\/i\u003e and author of \u003ci\u003eViewers Like You? How Public TV Failed the People\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Hay\u003c\/b\u003e is an Associate Professor in the College of Communication at the University of Illinois--Champaign-Urbana. He is a co-editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Audience and Its Landscape\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11 February 2008\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405134408\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e272\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18.24\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44311200956556,"sku":"9781405134408","price":107.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405134408_8aed1c8d-d320-4287-9bab-26544dfb84a9.jpg?v=1780146810","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405134408","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}