Family Television: Cultural Power and Domestic Leisure (Comedia)

"...detailed study of television viewing among UK families from different cultural backgrounds.'--Leisure, Recreation and Tourism AbstractsThis title available in eBook format. Click here for more information.Visit our eBookstore at: www.ebookstore.tandf.co.uk. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 2 Copyright......Page 3 Acknowledgements......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 Introduction......Page 6 Foreword......Page 10 1 Understanding the uses of television......Page 12 2 Television in the family......Page 18 Family studies......Page 22 Television and family interaction......Page 27 The social uses of television......Page 31 3 Research development: from ‘decoding’ to viewing context......Page 40 Relation to other research......Page 46 4 Objectives, methodology and sample design......Page 50 Methodology......Page 51 Sample design......Page 52 Family 1......Page 56 Family 2......Page 61 Family 3......Page 68 Family 5......Page 74 Family 6......Page 80 Family 7......Page 87 Family 10......Page 89 Family 12......Page 95 Family 13......Page 100 Family 17......Page 106 Family 18......Page 109 Family 9......Page 113 Family 14......Page 119 Family 15......Page 122 Family 4......Page 128 Family 8......Page 133 Family 11......Page 139 Family 16......Page 143 6 Television and gender......Page 150 Power and control over programme choice......Page 152 Styles of viewing......Page 154 Planned and unplanned viewing......Page 157 Amounts of viewing......Page 158 Television related talk......Page 159 Technology—the use of the video machine......Page 162 ‘Solo’ viewing and guilty pleasures......Page 164 Programme type preference......Page 167 Channel preferences......Page 172 National and local news programming......Page 174 Comedy preferences......Page 175 Appendix: Numerical analysis of gender-related themes......Page 178 Afterword......Page 180 Notes......Page 182 Other titles from Comedia......Page 185 Organizations and Democracy Series......Page 187 Humanities Book Cover 1 Title 2 Copyright 3 Acknowledgements 4 Contents 5 Introduction 6 Foreword 10 1 Understanding the uses of television 12 2 Television in the family 18 Family studies 22 Television and family interaction 27 The social uses of television 31 3 Research development: from ‘decoding’ to viewing context 40 Relation to other research 46 4 Objectives, methodology and sample design 50 Methodology 51 Sample design 52 5 Family interviews 56 (i) Unemployed families 56 Family 1 56 Family 2 61 Family 3 68 Family 5 74 Family 6 80 (ii) C2 families 87 Family 7 87 Family 10 89 Family 12 95 Family 13 100 Family 17 106 Family 18 109 (iii) C1 Families 113 Family 9 113 Family 14 119 Family 15 122 (iv) B Families 128 Family 4 128 Family 8 133 Family 11 139 Family 16 143 6 Television and gender 150 Power and control over programme choice 152 Styles of viewing 154 Planned and unplanned viewing 157 Amounts of viewing 158 Television related talk 159 Technology—the use of the video machine 162 ‘Solo’ viewing and guilty pleasures 164 Programme type preference 167 Channel preferences 172 National and local news programming 174 Comedy preferences 175 Appendix: Numerical analysis of gender-related themes 178 Afterword 180 Notes 182 Other titles from Comedia 185 Organizations and Democracy Series 187 This book is based on a pilot research project funded by theIndependent Broadcasting Authority, which was conducted in thespring of 1985, investigating television viewing in a small number offamilies from different social backgrounds. Because of the small size ofthe sample (and the restricted definition of household type employedin its construction) care must be taken in attempting to generalise frommy findings. The research was of a preliminary nature, and usesqualitative techniques, aiming to pursue issues about programmepreference and viewing behaviour in depth, so as to raise questionswhic First Published in 2006. In this detailed study of television viewing among families from different cultural backgrounds, Morley develops many of the themes of his earlier work on the nationwide audience. This book extends that work into new territory, examining different ways in which television is actually watched within the context of family life. Here television viewing is situated firmly within the politics of the living room and the structure of power relations within the family. "...detailed study of television viewing among UK families from different cultural backgrounds.'--Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Abstracts

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The book covers topics on understanding the uses of television, television in the family, television and gender, television and family interaction, technology and viewing preferences