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Candace Rogers

ENG 1102

Mia Eaker 

13 March 2013

Annotated Bibliography

Introduction: This annotated bibliography is a collection of sources that describe my line

of inquiry: how real is reality TV and what are its effects? This research seeks to discover 

 both the positive (if any) and negative effects of reality television, and why/how reality

TV is staged the way it is. It is significant because it will help uncover what I need to

know in order to research my line of inquiry and help me better explore my topic.

 Nabi, Robin L. "Determining Dimensions Of Reality: A Concept Mapping Of The

Reality TV Landscape." Journal Of Broadcasting & Electronic Media 51.2 (2007): 371-

390. Academic Search Complete. Web. 13 Mar. 2013. 

The author describes that there are a number of genres and subgenres when it

comes to reality TV, and gives many examples of different shows that fall into the

same category. A few examples would be home improvement reality shows,

dating reality shows, and competition reality shows. The break down of the

different groups can help to determine the different aspects of what is real and

what is not within the shows. Since they are different kinds of shows, they have to

 be “planned” or staged differently. Competition reality shows are much more

likely to be less staged than dating shows because producers want to amplify the
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drama in dating shows to make them more interesting. The author does a study

where she asks undergraduate students and people on jury duty to sort out topics

of reality shows that they would deem appropriate. The younger group does a

 better job of reasoning the categories because they are the target audience of 

reality TV shows. They choose categories such as romance and drama to be main

factors because that’s what they are drawn to.

This helps with my research because I want to discover what factors draw

audiences in to reality TV. Nabi’s study gives a good indication of what the

younger viewer’s want to see, thus making reality TV producers jobs easier by

 being able to turn up the drama and the romance. This source is credible because

Robin Nabi is a professor of communication at the University of California, Santa

Barbara and her research focuses on emotions influenced through media and

decision-making processes. She has had many of her works published in

communication journals, and has served on numerous editorial boards.

Chiou, Lesley, and Mary Lopez. "The Reality of Reality Television: Does Reality TV

Influence Local Crime Rates?" Economic Letters 108.3 (2010): 330-33. Sept. 2010. Web.

12 Mar. 2013.

Authors Chiou and Lopez focus on a reality show, “Laguna Beach: The Real

Orange County,” which debuted on MTV in 2006. After the show aired, parents

noticed that the crime rate seemed to have increased, as well as the number of 

sexual predators in the area. They also seem to think the school is more

susceptible to school shootings, and that the drug and alcohol abuse rate is higher.

They believe that the reality show is to blame for it. The authors conducted a

 
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study comparing Laguna Beach to it’s neighboring city, Dana Point and

ultimately discover that the crime rate in Laguna Beach has increased in

comparison to Dana Point.

I found this article to be a good source because it’s a good demonstration of what

reality TV can be linked to. It was actually proven that the crime rate increased,

not necessarily because of the show, but of course parents who do not accept

young teenagers being exposed will agree with the statistics. Lesley Chiou is a

 professor at the Department of Economics at Occidental College and her research

is focused in three areas: retail, information and technology, and arts and media

market. She has several articles she has written in each section. Mary Lopez is

also a professor at Occidental College with plenty of research knowledge in

entrepreneurship, immigration, and poverty.

Jorissen, Allison, Ferraro, Richard, and Sandau, Nikki. "The Effect Of Thinness

Promoting Reality TV Shows On Being At-Risk For An Eating Disorder." Psi Chi

Journal Of Undergraduate Research 13.4 (2008): 164-167. Academic Search Complete.

Web. 12 Mar. 2013.

This article focuses on reality TV shows and eating disorders. Shows such as “Dr.

90210,” “Extreme Makeover,” and “The Biggest Loser” all are related to the

appearance of women (and men) and are more prone to causing eating disorders.

The authors of this article did a study on college women and seeing if those who

watch thinness promoting reality shows are more likely to have an eating

disorder. It was shown that the at-risk group watches more thinness promoting

shows and they watch them more frequently than the not at-risk group.
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I believe that this source helped me see that reality shows that promote thinness

do have some sort of effect on people, specifically girls. Whether it’s to try to feel

 better about themselves or to make them want to be skinnier, it is still affecting

them somehow. This could be detrimental to their health because they could

develop an eating disorder from watching these kinds of influential shows too

often. This source is credible because it is a peer reviewed scholarly journal by

three students from The University of North Dakota in the honors psychology

 program.

Mazzeo, Suzanne, Sara Trace, Karen Mitchell, and Rachel Gow. "Effects of a Reality TV

Cosmetic Surgery Makeover Program on Eating Disordered Attitudes and Behaviors."

 Eating Behaviors 8.3 (2007): 390-97. Aug. 2007. Web. 12 Mar. 2013.

The authors of this article have conducted a study in which they have subjects

watch either a cosmetic surgery reality TV show (The Swan) or an organizational

reality TV show (Clean Sweep). Of course, the women who were in the cosmetic

group were assessed to have lower self-esteem and more longing to be thin from

the pressures of the media. It is once again proven that reality shows are

associated with eating disorders/eating disordered attitudes. The purpose of this

study was to show negative outcomes in reality television.

I found this source to be useful because now I have more information to back up

my claim that reality TV shows have more negative effects. Although I am not

trying to make an argument, I’m showing that facts state that reality shows do

more harm than good. All of the authors are in the Department of Psychology at
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