social aspects

This is a serious look into the social and cultural significance of reality programming. The dynamics of spectatorship and self-revelation have changed in ways unimaginable just a decade ago. Television once worked as a form of sociality that preserved the private. Times have changed. The evolution of reality programming has accompanied a cultural swing toward revelation and voyeuristic consumption that has complicated the divide between public and private experience. And as the line between what is private and public blurs, reality programming's responsibility to its audience becomes more complicated. -- from Preface.

David Bryne draws from his experiences as a musician and his travels to examine the cultural and social significance of music.

"Reveals how our most important debates about class, race, religion, sex, and the raw quest for political power are played out both on and off the field"--Provided by publisher.

Shares philosophical insights into how adversity and chaos can bring out the best in individuals and communities, drawing on multiple disciplines to consider such topics as the superiority of city states over nation states, the drawbacks of debt, and why modern developments usually fail.

This book is a collection of articles in which authors debate whether rap music promotes violence, whether rap music is harmful to women, and whether rap music is politically thoughtful or effective.

Authors present differing opinions on whether teens need policing online, whether cyberterrorism is a serious threat, and whether Internet pornography harms society.

Offering a panoramic view of opinions selected from a diverse range of international sources, this book traces controversies on genetic engineering and crops, genetic engineering and disease, genetic engineering and animals, and genetic engineering in humans.

Evaluates the costs of low-priced clothing while tracing the author's own transformation to a conscientious shopper, a journey during which she visited a garment factory, learned to resole shoes, and shopped for local, sustainable clothing.