000			03046cam a22004574a 4500
001			muse49311
003			MdBmJHUP
005			20161111135841.0
006			m o d
007			cr||||||||nn|n
008			150204s2015 nju o 00 0 eng d
010			_z 2015002731
020			_a9780813575094
020			_a0813575095
020			_z9780813575070 (hardcover : alk. paper)
020			_z9780813575063 (pbk. : alk. paper)
035			_a(OCoLC)922889390
040			_aMdBmJHUP _cMdBmJHUP
043			_an-us---
050	0	0	_aPN1992.8.A34 _bR43 2015
082	0	0	_a791.45/60973 _223
245	1	0	_aReal sister _h[electronic resource] : _bstereotypes, respectability, and black women in reality tv / _cedited by Jervette R. Ward.
260			_aNew Brunswick, N.J. : _bRutgers University Press, _c2015. _e(Baltimore, Md. : _fProject MUSE, _g2015)
300			_a1 online resource (pages cm)
336			_atext _btxt
337			_acomputer _bc
338			_aonline resource _bcr
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction -- the real scandal: portrayals of black women in reality tv / Jervette R. Ward -- Black women: from public arena to reality tv / Sheena Harris -- Selective reuptake: perpetuating misleading cultural identities in the reality television world / Latoya Jefferson-James -- Striving to dress the part: examining the absence of black women in different iterations of say yes to the dress / Alison D. Ligon -- The semiotics of fashion and urban success in the Real housewives of Atlanta / Cynthia Davis -- A home without walls, a family without boundaries: how family participation in reality television impacts children's development / Detris Honora Adelabu -- Where is Clair Huxtable when you need her?: the desperate search for positive media images of African American women in the age of reality tv / Monica Flippin Wynn -- Questions of quality and class: perceptions of hierarchy in African American family-focused reality tv shows / Preselfannie E. Whitfield McDaniel -- Contemplating Basketball wives: a critique of racism, sexism, and income level disparity / Sharon Lynette Jones -- Exploiting and capitalizing on unique black femininity: an entrepreneurial perspective / Terry A. Nelson -- Reunion chapter: a conversation among contributors / Jervette R. Ward -- Appendix: reality tv shows that prominently feature black women.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
650		0	_aAfrican American women on television.
650		0	_aReality television programs _zUnited States _xHistory and criticism.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local
700	1		_aWard, Jervette R., _d1983- _eeditor.
710	2		_aProject Muse.
830		0	_aUPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
856	4	0	_zFull text available: _uhttps://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780813575094/
945			_aProject MUSE - UPCC 2016 Film, Theater and Performing Arts
945			_aProject MUSE - UPCC 2016 American Studies
945			_aProject MUSE - UPCC 2016 Complete
999			_c391 _d391