Television Families - Is Something Wrong in Suburbia?

Informationen zum Autor William Douglas Klappentext This volume examines television families in the context of family theory & research, & situates tv family analysis in a conceptual framework reflecting the experience of family life. For scholars & students in media studies, family comm, & family studies Zusammenfassung This volume examines television families in the context of family theory and research, and situates TV family analysis in a conceptual framework reflecting the experience of family life. For students and scholars in media studies, family communication and family studies. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents: Preface. The Family and Popular Culture in America. Coming Together and Coming Apart: The Development of the American Family. From Vaudeville to Radio: The Family in Popular Culture. Love and Marriage, House and Carriage: The Family in Postwar America. Development of the Television Family: I. Spousal Relations. Development of the Television Family: II. Parent-Child and Sibling Relations. Minorities on Television: A Tale of Two Groups. Is There Something Wrong in Suburbia?

Product details

• Authors: William Douglas
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2003
• EAN: 9780805840124
• ISBN: 978-0-8058-4012-4
• No. of pages: 206
• Series: Routledge Communication Series
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > General, dictionaries; Media Studies, Cultural Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Sociology: family & relationships, Sociology: family and relationships