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- catalog abstract "What does television tell us about our lives? In Prime Time: How TV Portrays American Culture, noted media critics Robert Lichter, Linda Lichter, and Stanley Rothman reveal that prime time entertainment is often out of synch with the reality of American life. Prime Time provides the first comprehensive guide to the meanings and messages of entertainment television. From the 1950s to the 1990s, it examines how the world of TV depicts American society in the home, at work, and in popular culture. The authors show that television's images of American life have changed drastically in recent years to include more graphic sex and violence, political commentary and new images of women and racial minorities. Based on a scientific survey of nearly 1,000 shows and more than 10,000 characters, from Dodge City to Dallas, from the Honeymooners to the Huxtables, and from June Cleaver to Murphy Brown, Prime Time is the most extensive analysis of television's history ever presented in one volume. According to Prime Time, television has become an agent of social upheaval. The 1990s world of sitcoms, soaps, and cop shows is sexy, sarcastic, and cynical about the very standards and sensibilities television embraced so enthusiastically just 20 years ago.".
- catalog contributor b6973158.
- catalog contributor b6973159.
- catalog contributor b6973160.
- catalog created "c1994.".
- catalog date "1994".
- catalog date "c1994.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1994.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Pt.1: America goes prime time -- Prologue: TV gets real -- A different world -- Pt. 2: Private lives -- TV's sex life -- From Lucy to Lacy -- All in the family -- Pt 3: The working world -- 9 to 5 -- The world according to J. R. -- The professionals -- Pt. 4: Crime and punishment -- Prime-time crime -- The enforcers -- Pt. 5: Public issues -- Diff'rent strokes -- The establishment -- Conclusion: California dreamin'.".
- catalog description "What does television tell us about our lives? In Prime Time: How TV Portrays American Culture, noted media critics Robert Lichter, Linda Lichter, and Stanley Rothman reveal that prime time entertainment is often out of synch with the reality of American life. Prime Time provides the first comprehensive guide to the meanings and messages of entertainment television. From the 1950s to the 1990s, it examines how the world of TV depicts American society in the home, at work, and in popular culture. The authors show that television's images of American life have changed drastically in recent years to include more graphic sex and violence, political commentary and new images of women and racial minorities. Based on a scientific survey of nearly 1,000 shows and more than 10,000 characters, from Dodge City to Dallas, from the Honeymooners to the Huxtables, and from June Cleaver to Murphy Brown, Prime Time is the most extensive analysis of television's history ever presented in one volume. According to Prime Time, television has become an agent of social upheaval. The 1990s world of sitcoms, soaps, and cop shows is sexy, sarcastic, and cynical about the very standards and sensibilities television embraced so enthusiastically just 20 years ago.".
- catalog extent "ix, 478 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Prime time.".
- catalog identifier "0895264919 (acid-free paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Prime time.".
- catalog issued "1994".
- catalog issued "c1994.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Washington, D.C. : Regnery Pub. ; Lanham, MD : Distributed to the book trade by National Book Network,".
- catalog relation "Prime time.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "302.23/45/0973 20".
- catalog subject "PN1992.6 .L53 1994".
- catalog subject "Television broadcasting Social aspects United States.".
- catalog subject "Television programs United States History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Television programs United States.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Pt.1: America goes prime time -- Prologue: TV gets real -- A different world -- Pt. 2: Private lives -- TV's sex life -- From Lucy to Lacy -- All in the family -- Pt 3: The working world -- 9 to 5 -- The world according to J. R. -- The professionals -- Pt. 4: Crime and punishment -- Prime-time crime -- The enforcers -- Pt. 5: Public issues -- Diff'rent strokes -- The establishment -- Conclusion: California dreamin'.".
- catalog title "Prime time : how TV portrays American culture / by S. Robert Lichter, Linda S. Lichter, and Stanley Rothman ; with the assistance of Daniel Amundson.".
- catalog type "text".