{"product_id":"survivor-lessons","title":"Survivor Lessons","description":"\u003cp\u003e   This collection of scholarly essays examines reality television. The first show, \u003ci\u003eSurvivor,\u003c\/i\u003e  inspired a national craze when it aired in the summer of 2000. Ever since, successors and copycats have been on each of the four largest networks. The basics stay the same: put a group of people into situations bound to cause conflict, and watch them squirm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Rather than criticize the series' voyeuristic appeal, this work evaluates what goes on within the text of such shows and how they reflect or affect our larger culture. Contributors include researchers from communications, sociology, political science, and psychology. The contributions cover such topics as reality television's relationships with cultural identity, publicity rights, historical perspectives, trust, decision-making strategies, political rationality, office politics, and primitivism. Each chapter includes a bibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Instructors considering this book for use in a course may  request an examination copy here.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54254345060696,"sku":"9780786416684","price":27.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780786416684_9a33f20f-36d7-4e59-a56b-8181bd4576e8.jpg?v=1764939627","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/survivor-lessons","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}