TY - BOOK AU - Monaco,Paul TI - Understanding society, culture, and television SN - 0275960579 : AV - PN1992.6 .M62 1998 PY - 1998/// CY - Westport, Conn. PB - Praeger KW - Television broadcasting KW - Social aspects N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [129]-135) and index; Storytelling and Television -- Television and the Aesthetics of Power, Virtuosity, and Repetition -- Common Contemporary Themes -- Agendas, Politics, and Television -- Globalization and Television -- Wellsprings of Our Discontent with Television -- Television and Advertising -- Television and Government -- Art for Whose Sake? -- What Everyone Must Know About Television N2 - Presenting a new way to consider television for the 21st century, this book guides the reader through the misinformation and exaggeration that wrongly influence cultural discourse and public policy with regard to TV ER -