Friends, Lovers, Co-Workers, and Community
Everything I Know about Relationships I Learned from Television
Abstract
Friends, Lovers, Co-Workers, and Community analyzes how television narratives form the first decade of the twenty-first century are powerful socializing agents which both define and limit the types of acceptable interpersonal relationships between co-workers, friends, romantic partners, family members, communities, and nations. This book is written by a diverse group of scholars who used a variety of methodological and theoretical approaches to interrogate the ways through which television molds our vision of ourselves as individuals, ourselves as in relationships with others, and ourselves as a part of the world. This book will appeal to scholars of communication studies, cultural studies, media studies, and popular culture studies.
Schlagworte
Media Studies Interpersonal Relationships- i–viii Preface i–viii
- 1–10 Introduction 1–10
- 129–166 Section 3: Homeland 129–166
- 167–228 Section 4: Community 167–228
- 229–244 Bibliography 229–244
- 245–248 Index 245–248