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Research Designs and Reality TV
A discussion of whether reality TV reinforces negative role models.
# 96686 | 4,713 words | 15 sources | APA | 2007 | US
Published on Jul 13, 2007 in Communication (Television) , Sociology (Media and Society) , Research Designs (General)


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Description:

This paper explores the role of actors and popular personalities on shaping society, especially when seen on reality TV shows. The author explains the appeal of reality TV and further describes the methodology used in this study. Additionally, the psychological factors of being a viewer of reality TV are discussed. Some of the pitfalls of this research project from a sociological standpoint are presented and analyzed. The paper contains a long discussion on qualitative research and how this approach is applied to this study of reality TV. The paper also contains a chart that categorizes reality TV characters.

Outline:
Methodology
Rationale
Reality TV as a Social Observation Experiment
Conducting Credible Sociological Research
The Nature of Qualitative Research
Reality TV Character Categorization
Transforming Observational Data into Numerical Form
Works Cited

Sample of Sources Used:

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  • Dehnart, A. 2001. Celebrating Classic Sociology: Pioneers of British Qualitative Research. A symposium organized by Qualidata and held on 5-6 July 2001 at the University of Essex. Aug. 6, 2004. Retrieved January 15, 2007 from http://www.esds.ac.uk/qualidata/news/symposium.asp
  • Fielding, N. 1993. Ethnography. In N. Gilbert (Ed.), Researching social life. London: Sage.
  • Hammersley, M. 1992. What's wrong with ethnography? London: Routledge.
  • Hammersley, M., & Atkinson, P. 1983. Ethnography: Principles in practice. London: Tavistock Publications.

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