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Sociologist and reality TV fan Lindemann (Lehigh Univ.; Commuter Spouses) investigates what the genre says about modern culture—why we watch, the shows' social impacts, and how these series reinforce stereotypes and tropes. Lindemann traces the roots of reality television back to the quiz shows of the 1950s and romance-oriented shows of the 1960s. She explains that reality programming became especially popular in the 1990s and early 2000s, due to t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More