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Social Issues in Television Fiction

Lesley Henderson
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      Why are some controversial issues covered in TV soaps and dramas and not others? How are decisions really made 'behind the scenes'? How do programme makers push boundaries without losing viewers? What do audiences take away from their viewing experience? Does TV fiction have a greater impact on public understandings than TV news? This exciting new book draws on unique empirical data to examine the relationship between popular television fiction and wider society. The book gives lively and engaging insights into how and why socially sensitive story lines were taken up by different TV programmes from the late 1980s to the 2000s. Drawing on a series of case studies of medicine, health, illness and social problems including breast cancer, mental distress, sexual abuse and violence it comprehensively traces the path of storylines from initial conception through to audience reception and uses contemporary examples to link practice to theory.For the first time, this book addresses production and reception processes across a range of programmes and clearly demonstrates the ways in which television fiction plays a vital and powerful role in reflecting and shaping socio-cultural attitudes. Features: * interviews with TV drama programme makers (producers, script writers and editors) * detailed analysis of 'on screen' representation * qualitative audience research using focus groups and innovative methods * explores external influences on programme content including commercial imperatives, broadcast regulations, the role of campaigning organisations, wider media coverage. The book is essential reading for academics, researchers and students in the fields of media studies, sociology, cultural studies and communications. It will also be of interest to health communicators, social policy practitioners and broadcast professionals.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Lesley Henderson EAN: 9780748625321 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 366 g HEIGHT: 234 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Edinburgh University Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2007-06-06 CITY: GENRE: PERFORMING ARTS / Television / History & Criticism WIDTH: 156 cm SPINE:

      Book Themes:

      Television

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      Lesley Henderson is Lecturer in Sociology & Communications at Brunel University, West London. She was previously Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Sociology at the University of Glasgow and a member of the Glasgow Media Group. She has published several articles and papers on television production, content and reception and has two books forthcoming: Researching the Media: Issues, Ethics, Methods and Processes and Qualitative Research Design.
      Why are some controversial issues covered in TV soaps and dramas and not others? How are decisions really made 'behind the scenes'? How do programme makers push boundaries without losing viewers? What do audiences take away from their viewing experience? Does TV fiction have a greater impact on public understandings than TV news? This exciting new book draws on unique empirical data to examine the relationship between popular television fiction and wider society. The book gives lively and engaging insights into how and why socially sensitive story lines were taken up by different TV programmes from the late 1980s to the 2000s. Drawing on a series of case studies of medicine, health, illness and social problems including breast cancer, mental distress, sexual abuse and violence it comprehensively traces the path of storylines from initial conception through to audience reception and uses contemporary examples to link practice to theory.For the first time, this book addresses production and reception processes across a range of programmes and clearly demonstrates the ways in which television fiction plays a vital and powerful role in reflecting and shaping socio-cultural attitudes. Features: * interviews with TV drama programme makers (producers, script writers and editors) * detailed analysis of 'on screen' representation * qualitative audience research using focus groups and innovative methods * explores external influences on programme content including commercial imperatives, broadcast regulations, the role of campaigning organisations, wider media coverage. The book is essential reading for academics, researchers and students in the fields of media studies, sociology, cultural studies and communications. It will also be of interest to health communicators, social policy practitioners and broadcast professionals.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Lesley Henderson EAN: 9780748625321 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 366 g HEIGHT: 234 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Edinburgh University Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2007-06-06 CITY: GENRE: PERFORMING ARTS / Television / History & Criticism WIDTH: 156 cm SPINE:

      Book Themes:

      Television

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      Lesley Henderson is Lecturer in Sociology & Communications at Brunel University, West London. She was previously Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Sociology at the University of Glasgow and a member of the Glasgow Media Group. She has published several articles and papers on television production, content and reception and has two books forthcoming: Researching the Media: Issues, Ethics, Methods and Processes and Qualitative Research Design.

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