Defining visions : television and the American experience in the 20th century / Mary Ann Watson.

Author/creator Watson, Mary Ann
Format Book
Edition2nd ed.
Publication InfoMalden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2008.
Descriptionxii, 298 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentContributor biographical information
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Contents Television enters the picture -- Television and the melting pot: race and ethnicity -- Home on screen: gender and family -- The Killing tube: violence and crime -- TV goes all the way: romance and sexuality -- The boxed-in workplace: jobs and professions -- Tuning out restraint: indulgence and advertising -- Taking the cue: television and the American personality -- Deep focus: television and the American character -- The webbed republic: democracy in the television age.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [267]-284) and index.
LCCN 2007028572
ISBN9781405170536 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN1405170530 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9781405170543 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN1405170549 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks PN1992.3.U5 W39 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold