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Explore a fresh perspective on media influence with Getting Better: Television and Moral Progress by Henry Perkinson. While many critics focus on the negative impacts of television since the 1950s, this work examines the potential positive effects that are often overlooked in popular culture discussions. Perkinson offers a provocative and original analysis that challenges the idea that media dictates our behavior. Instead of accepting the notion that we are simply what we watch, this book argues that people are the active drivers of cultural change. While media itself lacks agency, Perkinson shows how television has helped facilitate the social and cultural shifts that people have driven. This book is a must-read for those interested in anthropology, sociology, and the complex relationship between media and human progress.

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Offers a provocative and original analysis of the relationship between television and modern culture.

Challenges the common idea of media determinism by arguing that people, not media, change culture.

Provides a unique look at the positive effects of television rather than just focusing on negative impacts.

Examines how television facilitates cultural changes driven by human agency.

Ideal for students and readers interested in anthropology and sociology.

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04 April 2018
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20 January 2018

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