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The ethics of reality TV : a philosophical examination / edited by Wendy N. Wyatt and Kristie Bunton

Contributor(s): Wyatt, Wendy N | Bunton, KristieMaterial type: TextTextCONTINUUM CONTINUUM 2012Description: xi, 205 pagesISBN: 9781441193810; 1441193812; 9781441189035; 1441189033; 9780826441850; 0826441858; 9781441179340; 1441179348Subject(s): Reality television programs | Television programs | Reality television programsDDC classification: B456
Contents:
Foreword : the morality of amoral TV / James Poniewozik -- Introduction : reality TV matters / Wendy N. Wyatt and Kristie Bunton -- Flourishing : reality TV and a life of ethical excellence / Christopher Meyers -- Stereotypes : reality TV as both creator and confronter / Kristie Bunton -- Privacy : what has reality TV got to hide? / Madeleine Shufeldt Esch -- Cultural values : reality TV manufactures marriage / Mira K. Desai -- Community : reality TV reaching out / Gareth Palmer -- Inspiration and motivation : if reality TV stars can do it, so can I / Janie Harden Fritz -- Commercialization : the intersection of economics and ethics in reality TV / Bastiaan Vanacker -- Deception : reality TV playing us false / Edward H. Spence -- Democracy and discourse : how reality TV fosters citizenship / Deni Elliott -- Exploitation : when reality TV becomes degradation TV / Wendy N. Wyatt -- Conclusion : reality TV conveys responsibilities / Wendy N. Wyatt and Kristie Bunton
Summary: Reality television is continuing to grow, both in numbers and in popularity. The scholarship on reality TV is beginning to catch up, but one of the most enduring questions about the genre--Is it ethical?--has yet to be addressed in any systematic and comprehensive way. Through investigating issues ranging from deception and privacy breaches to community building and democratization of TV, The Ethics of Reality TV explores the ways in which reality TV may create both benefits and harms to society. The edited collection features the work of leading scholars in the field of media ethics and provides a comprehensive assessment of the ethical effects of the genre
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Editor's note -- Foreword: The morality of amoral TV / James Poniewozik -- Introduction: Reality TV matters / Wendy N. Wyatt and Kristie Bunton -- Flourishing : reality TV and a life of ethical excellence / Christopher Meyers -- Stereotypes : reality TV as both creator and confronter / Kristie Bunton -- Privacy : what has reality TV got to hide? / Madeleine Shufeldt Esch -- Cultural values : reality TV manufactures marriage / Mira K. Desai -- Community : reality TV reaching out / Gareth Palmer -- Inspiration and motivation : if reality TV stars can do it, so can I / Janie Harden Fritz -- Commercialization : the intersection of economics and ethics in reality TV / Bastiaan Vanacker -- Deception : reality TV playing us false / Edward H. Spence -- Democracy and discourse : how reality TV fosters citizenship / Deni Elliott -- Exploitation : when reality TV becomes degradation TV / Wendy N. Wyatt -- Conclusion: Reality TV conveys responsibilities / Wendy N. Wyatt and Kristie Bunton

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Foreword : the morality of amoral TV / James Poniewozik -- Introduction : reality TV matters / Wendy N. Wyatt and Kristie Bunton -- Flourishing : reality TV and a life of ethical excellence / Christopher Meyers -- Stereotypes : reality TV as both creator and confronter / Kristie Bunton -- Privacy : what has reality TV got to hide? / Madeleine Shufeldt Esch -- Cultural values : reality TV manufactures marriage / Mira K. Desai -- Community : reality TV reaching out / Gareth Palmer -- Inspiration and motivation : if reality TV stars can do it, so can I / Janie Harden Fritz -- Commercialization : the intersection of economics and ethics in reality TV / Bastiaan Vanacker -- Deception : reality TV playing us false / Edward H. Spence -- Democracy and discourse : how reality TV fosters citizenship / Deni Elliott -- Exploitation : when reality TV becomes degradation TV / Wendy N. Wyatt -- Conclusion : reality TV conveys responsibilities / Wendy N. Wyatt and Kristie Bunton

Reality television is continuing to grow, both in numbers and in popularity. The scholarship on reality TV is beginning to catch up, but one of the most enduring questions about the genre--Is it ethical?--has yet to be addressed in any systematic and comprehensive way. Through investigating issues ranging from deception and privacy breaches to community building and democratization of TV, The Ethics of Reality TV explores the ways in which reality TV may create both benefits and harms to society. The edited collection features the work of leading scholars in the field of media ethics and provides a comprehensive assessment of the ethical effects of the genre

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