World families watch television /
edited by James Lull.
- 264 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Communication and human values .
- Communication and human values (Newbury Park, Calif.). .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Family and Television in World Cultures / Domestic Relations / The Framework of Family Viewing in Great Britain Television, Telenovelas, and Family Life in Venezuela / Everyday Life and Television in West Germany / An Empathic-Interpretative Perspective on the Family as a System In the Midst of Diversity / Television in Urban Indian Homes Equalizing Status: Television and Tradition in an Indian Village / Accommodation of Video and Television in the American Family / Agent of Modernization: Television and Urban Chinese Families / Extensions of the Audience: Television Viewing Around the World / James Lull -- David Morley -- Leoncio Barrios -- Jan Uwe-Rogge and Klaus Jensen -- J S Yadava and Usha V Reddi -- Neena Behl -- Thomas R Lindlof, Milton J Shatzer and Daniel Wilkinson -- James Lull and Se-Wen Sun -- James Lull.
"Represnting many of the worlds major regions, World Families Watch Television constitutes the first published collection of qualitative empirical studies analyzing the influence of television on the family. From a variety of theoretical perspectives, contributors discuss the concept of the family as defined in many cultures -- including the UK, North and South America, Europe, South Asia, and the Far East. They go on to consider the basic features of television in each area, review major themes in its literature, and provide an original, qualitative empirical study of the relationship between family life and its specific culture. ; ; The resulting set of penetrating ethnographic accounts of family life with television comprises an essential integration of the topical concerns of cultural theory and the empirical demands of social science. It is an important volume for students and professionals in the fields of communication and mass media."--Publisher description.