Award Date
1-1-2005
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Communication Studies
First Committee Member
Paul Traudt
Number of Pages
85
Abstract
Reality television, and the program Survivor in particular, have quickly become a powerful social force in Europe and America. The author explored the possibility that Survivor audience members use and obtain gratifications from the program that increases, or enhances, their sociability. Uses and Gratifications Media Theory was used to determine why reality programs in general are watched; Results indicated that some viewers may use the program Survivor as a social tool, but these viewers were not necessarily non-social to begin with. Results also indicated that the reasons why viewers choose to watch reality programming are surprisingly similar across the genre.
Keywords
Sociability; Survivor
Controlled Subject
Mass media
File Format
File Size
2191.36 KB
Degree Grantor
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Language
English
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Repository Citation
Wilkerson, Shelley Elizabeth, "Sociability and "Survivor"" (2005). UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations. 1860.
http://dx.doi.org/10.25669/9cuo-t4n9
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