Publications

Publication details [#52014]

Lundy, Lisa K., Amanda M. Ruth and Travis D. Park. 2008. Simply Irresistible: Reality TV Consumption Patterns. Communication Quarterly 56 (2) : 208–225.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

audience | motivation | reality | student | television

Place, Publisher

Routledge

Annotation

This study argues that although college students perceive a social stigma related to reality television watching, they continue to watch because of a social affiliation experience and the provided escapism.