03249oam 2200673I 450 991082364310332120230207223243.01-135-64219-21-135-64220-61-282-37441-997866123744181-4106-0723-210.4324/9781410607232 (CKB)111087027887910(EBL)335530(OCoLC)476148281(SSID)ssj0000256896(PQKBManifestationID)11203989(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000256896(PQKBWorkID)10227871(PQKB)10885153(MiAaPQ)EBC335530(Au-PeEL)EBL335530(CaPaEBR)ebr10227244(CaONFJC)MIL237441(OCoLC)52775415(EXLCZ)9911108702788791020180706d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTelevision families is something wrong in suburbia? /William DouglasMahwah, N.J. :Lawrence Erlbaum Associates,2003.1 online resource (206 p.)LEA's communication seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-8058-4013-3 0-8058-4012-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-188) and indexes.Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 The Family and Popular Culture in America; Chapter 2 Coming Together and Coming Apart: The Development of the American Family; Chapter 3 From Vaudeville to Radio: The Family in Popular Culture; Chapter 4 Love and Marriage, Horse and Carriage: The Family in Postwar America; Chapter 5 Development of the Television Family: I. Spousal Relations; Chapter 6 Development of the Television Family: II. Parent-Child and Sibling Relations; Chapter 7 Minorities on Television: A Tale of Two Groups; Chapter 8 Is Something Wrong in Suburbia?ReferencesAuthor Index; Subject IndexThis volume examines the analysis that was designed to map the development of the television family and assess its current state and, at the same time, to provide insight into the tangled relationships between fictional and real family life. In order to do this, the investigation examines the evolution of the American family, paying special attention to the postwar family, which is not only used recurrently as a benchmark for assessing the performance of modern families but also constituted television's first generation of families. The investigation also traces the evolution of the popular faLEA's communication series.Television and familiesUnited StatesTelevision broadcastingSocial aspectsUnited StatesSuburban lifeUnited StatesTelevision and familiesTelevision broadcastingSocial aspectsSuburban life306.4/85Douglas William1949-,1641930FlBoTFGFlBoTFGBOOK9910823643103321Television families3986350UNINA