Reality Television: Using Para-Social Relationship Theory and Economic Theory to Define the Success of Network Reality Programming
Description:
This study seeks to use a dual-theoretical approach, through the use of para-social relationship theory and economic data analysis, to explain the success of reality television since the early 2000s. This study uses both qualitative and quantitative components to understand the growth of reality television. This study includes a literature analysis of both methodologies used. Focus groups were used to seek to find a strong level of para-social interaction in viewers of reality television. Two f…
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Date:
December 2010
Creator:
Dyer, Caitlin Elizabeth
Partner:
UNT Libraries