The ethics of reality TV
Subtitle: a philosophical examination
By: edited by Wendy N. Wyatt and Kristie Bunton
Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 205
ISBN-13: 9781441193810; 9781441189035
Subjects: Reality television programs
Description: "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."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Editor's note; title: Foreward: The Morality of Amoral TV / James Poniewozik; title: Introduction: Reality TV matters / Wendy N. Wyatt and Kristie Bunton; title: Flourishing: reality TV and a life of ethical excellence / Christopher Meyers; title: Stereotypes: reality TV as both creator and confronter / Kristie Bunton; title: Privacy: what has reality TV got to hide? / Madeleine Shufeldt Esch; title: Cultural values: reality TV manufactures marriage / Mira K. Desai; title: Community: Reality TV reaching out / Gareth Palmer; title: Inspiration and motivation: if reality TV stars can do it, so can I / Janie Harden Fritz; title: Commercialization: the intersection of economics and ethics in reality TV / Bastiaan Vanacker; title: Deception: reality TV playing us false / Edward H. Spence; title: Democracy and discourse: how reality TV fosters citizenship / Deni Elliott; title: Exploitation: when reality TV becomes degradation TV / Wendy N. Wyatt; title: Conclusion: Reality TV conveys responsibilities / Wendy N. Wyatt and Kristie Bunton.