{"product_id":"survivor-lessons-matthew-j-smith-9780786416684","title":"Survivor Lessons: Essays on Communication and Reality Television","description":"\u003cp\u003e This collection of scholarly essays examines reality television. The first show, \u003ci\u003eSurvivor, \u003c\/i\u003e inspired a national craze when it aired in the summer of 2000. Ever since, successors and copycats have been on each of the four largest networks. The basics stay the same: put a group of people into situations bound to cause conflict, and watch them squirm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Rather than criticize the series' voyeuristic appeal, this work evaluates what goes on within the text of such shows and how they reflect or affect our larger culture. Contributors include researchers from communications, sociology, political science, and psychology. The contributions cover such topics as reality television's relationships with cultural identity, publicity rights, historical perspectives, trust, decision-making strategies, political rationality, office politics, and primitivism. Each chapter includes a bibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew J. Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786416688\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786416684\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/17\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.22h x 6.02w x 0.58d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2005 pg. 1396","brand":"Matthew J. Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44059689025791,"sku":"9780786416684","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c6e7a18f-1ebd-4dab-8e0c-caaa621f8b9b.jpg?v=1685059744","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/survivor-lessons-matthew-j-smith-9780786416684","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}