Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1982 · 124 citations · 0 references
Social SciencesCommunicationSociologyAudience StudiesMass CommunicationMedia StudiesAmerican Media StudiesAudience ReceptionTelevision AudiencesTelevision CriticismTelevision ReceptionTelevision StudiesAmerican TelevisionCultural Studies Of TelevisionPopular Television GenresTelevision ConsumptionTelevision DramaTelevision Genre NarrativesTelevision Narrative StructureTelevision Textual Analysis
This book identifies, documents, and analyzes the major dimensions of U.S. prime-time TV content. By exmining fictional TV series run in prime-time and on Saturday mornings over three seasons, the author and his research team have put together a fascinating study of American society according to television.