the new sexual culture of 1970s American television
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Levine, Elana
- Publish Year
- 2007
- Shelfmark
- VS 54 2007
- Thesaurus
- televisie, seksualiteit, populaire cultuur, humor, geweld, consumenten, Verenigde Staten, 1970-1979, 20e eeuw
- Description
- Analysis of the role of commercial television in the sexual culture of the 1970s in the US. Levine explores sex-themed made-for-TV movies: female sex symbols such as the stars of Charlie’s Angels and Wonder Woman: the humor of variety shows (The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour, Laugh-In), sitcoms (M*A*S*H, Three’s Company) and game shows (Match Game): and the proliferation of rape plots in daytime soap operas. She also describes the sexual topics that were barred from the airwaves. Along with program content, Levine describes the economic motivations of the television industry, the television production process, regulation by the government and the tv industry, and audience responses.