Ryan's concept map

1. What effect does reality television have on society?
What is reality television?
Three types of
Programming in
reality tv: dating
which ‘real life’
(The Bachelor),
people are
game (Survivor),
followed by a
talent (American
camera crew
Idol)
What is the history of reality television?
1940’s, Allen An American
Funt’s Candid Family (1973);
Camera used Cops (1989); Whos
hidden lenses Wants to be a
Milionare (1999)
What are some recent reality television shows?
CBS’s Big Brother;
Over 104 new Keeping Up With MTV’s 16 &
the Kardashians Pregnant;
reality tv
gained over 3 Discovery’s Man v.
shows on 20
Wild; ABC’s
different million total
Extreme Makeover;
channels in US viewers on the
WE’s Bridezillas
in 2010 season premiere

2. What effect does reality television have on children?
Australian study Disgusting and Toddlers in
“revealed children dangerous shows Tiaras & Dance
were more likely to Moms portrays
inspire dangerous
associate wealth, the fake lives of
actions by young
popularity, and girls 10 or
beauty to happiness
viewers
younger
What effect does reality television have on girls?
Girl Scout GSRI concluded
Majority of regularly-
Research Institute viewing girls reality tv is a good
conducted a considered motivational and
survey of 1141 themselves mature, learning tool &
girls (11-17) good influences, encourages girls to
smart, funny, and be socially active
outgoing
What effect does reality TV have on the world?
Sept. 2010 – UK 49.5%; US
Salam Shabab in “The show
48.8%; Vietnam 48.4%; Iraq casts encourages respect
Finland 46.6%; Ireland 45.0%; teenagers to help for diversity,
Canada 44.5%; Poland 39.8%; rebuild the promotes civic
Turkey 39.8%; Brazil 38.5%; damage made action, and hopes to
Israel 35.1% during war improve participants’
self confience.”

3. What effect does reality television have on women?
Reality television
“Television has “The job of women is stars and celebrities
constructed plastic to allow things to be show us what we are
surgery as a done to their bodies.” supposed to look
different sort of “The labor of men is like and what
labor beauty, one on of activity and one “average” is.
of passivity, but of authority.”
mainly still for
women.”
Can reality television be beneficial?
What Not to Wear; Beneficial? Or just Trash reality
The Dog Whisperer; outrageous people programming
The Biggest Loser; doing outrageous outweighs the
The Celebrity things for amount of
Apprentice; Dr.
attention or beneficial
Drew’s Celebrity
money. programming
Rehab
Conclusion
Reality TV as Talentless
What would we
a whole does is the new
watch at night
more harm to talented when we can’t
our society fall asleep if we
than good didn’t have
reality TV?