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Glued to the Tube: The Threat of Television Addiction to Today's Family
by Cheryl Pawlowski
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Sourcebooks (2000-01-15)
ISBN: 1570714592
EAN: 9781570714597
Dewy Decimal #: 302.23450973
Hardcover: 275 pages
Edition: 1st
SKU: 0065872
Condition: Fine
Comments: Clean, crisp, bright & tight, suitable for giving as a gift. Book is in pristine condition, could easily pass for a new book, but Dust Jacket has wear on the edes and a small scratch or two.
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Product Description
Are Joey, Chandler, Ross, Rachel, Phoebe and Monica your best friends? Did your children learn about the birds and the bees from Ally McBeal? You're not alone. Research shows that TV has become such a part of our lives, it actually has taken over the roles once held by cherished family members. Glued to the Tube explores the strong influence TV has over family interaction and communication. Using hundreds of reliable research studies and statistics, this book breaks down familial responsibilities into categories such as friend, family manager, arbitrator and sexual advisor, then shows how television has taken over these roles, and how it has performed. While it may be easy to identify TV's presence in society, Glued to the Tube goes one step further, exposing how: The ratings system is set up to woo younger audiences Common depictions of race and religion isolate viewers Prime-time programming manipulatesadults and children alike Network television attempts to teach us all how to live--from what to buy to how we choose and communicate with our partners Author and media ecologist Cheryl Pawlowski relies on numerous studies and her own research to conclude that the modern family is competing with the tube to its own detriment. Pawlowski offers practical ways a family can break free of the television addiction.
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