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Social Issues in Television Fiction

Paperback • 2007 • English • 1. edition

Social Issues in Television Fiction

By Lesley Henderson

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About the book

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 engagin...Show more

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ISBN

9780748625321

Publisher

Edinburgh University Press

Published year

2007

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

Social Issues in Television Fiction

Format

Paperback

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