TV Family Values
Author | : Alice Leppert |
Publisher | : Rutgers University Press |
Total Pages | : 193 |
Release | : 2019-03-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780813592671 |
ISBN-13 | : 0813592674 |
Rating | : 4/5 (674 Downloads) |
Download or read book TV Family Values written by Alice Leppert and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2019-03-15 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the 1980s, U.S. television experienced a reinvigoration of the family sitcom genre. Drawing on Foucauldian and feminist theories, Alice Leppert examines the nature of sitcoms against the backdrop of a time period generally remembered as socially conservative and obsessed with traditional family values.