Simply Irresistible: Reality TV Consumption Patterns

Lundy, Lisa; Ruth, Amanda M.; Park, Travis D.

doi:10.1080/01463370802026828

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“…U&G theory has five basic assumptions (Ancu and Cozma, 2009;Blumler and Katz, 1974;Lundy et al, 2008;Rubin, 2009;Ruggiero, 2000). First, the audience is active, not passive-communication behaviour, including media selection and use is purposive, motivated and goal-oriented.…”

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Benefits and harms from Internet use: A differentiated analysis of Great Britain

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Lutz

2016

New Media & Society

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Recent studies have enhanced our understanding of digital divides by investigating outcomes of Internet use. We extend this research to analyse positive and negative outcomes of Internet use in the United Kingdom. We apply structural equation modelling to data from a large Internet survey to compare the social structuration of Internet benefits with harms. We find that highly educated users benefit most from using the web. Elderly individuals benefit more than younger ones. Next to demographic characteristics, technology attitudes are the strongest predictors of online benefits. The harms from using the Internet are structured differently, with educated users and those with high levels of privacy concerns being most susceptible to harm. This runs counter to intuitions based on prior digital divide research, where those at the margins should be most at risk. While previous research on digital inequality has only looked at benefits, the inclusion of harms draws a more differentiated picture.

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Benefits and harms from Internet use: A differentiated analysis of Great Britain

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Lutz

2016

New Media & Society

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“…Overall, this evidence indicates that in television consumption, gures on viewing, appreciation and perceived quality can be largely unrelated (see Gui and Stanca, 2009, for a review). Evidence supporting this contradictory behavior comes from recent qualitative research on young viewers, who seem to select their exposure to TV irrespective of both the signicance attributed to content and its perceived quality and reliability (Meijer, 2007;Lundy et al, 2008). These studies explain this nding with reference to the perceived escapism and social aliation needs (Lundy et al, 2008) or to the prevalence of entertainment on the quality of the program content (Meijer, 2007).…”

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Attracted but Unsatisfied: The Effects of Arousing Content on Television Consumption Choices

2011

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This paper investigates experimentally the eects of arousing content on viewing choices and satisfaction in television consumption. We test the hypothesis that the portrayal of arousing content combines high attraction and low satisfaction and is thus responsible for suboptimal choices. In our experiment, subjects can choose among three programs during a viewing session. In the experimental condition, one of the three programs portrays a violent verbal conict, whereas in the control condition the same program portrays a calm debate. A post-experimental questionnaire is used to assess subjects' satisfaction with the programs and the overall viewing experience. The results support the hypothesis: the presence of arousing content causes subjects to watch more of a given program, although they experience lower content-specic and overall satisfaction. Arousing contents also significantly increase the discrepancy between actual and desired viewing. JEL: D63, C78, C91

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“…Broadly speaking its main characteristic is the use of non-actors (as themselves) in nonscripted scenarios (Nabi, 2007). In terms of production, casting and editing take primacy over directing (Skeggs, 2009) as character and narrative are developed in the post production stage (Ibrahim, 2007: Lundy, Ruth & Park, 2008. Production choices involving lighting, sound and editing options are made to 4 construct a piece of entertainment with characters and scenarios that will "engage and enrage" viewers over a whole season (Brooks, 2013).…”

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Working hard on the outside: a multimodal critical discourse analysis ofThe Biggest Loser Australia

2016

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Simply Irresistible: Reality TV Consumption Patterns

Cited by 52 publications

References 9 publications

Benefits and harms from Internet use: A differentiated analysis of Great Britain

Benefits and harms from Internet use: A differentiated analysis of Great Britain

Attracted but Unsatisfied: The Effects of Arousing Content on Television Consumption Choices

Working hard on the outside: a multimodal critical discourse analysis ofThe Biggest Loser Australia

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