{"product_id":"the-small-screen-how-television-equips-us-to-live-in-the-information-age-9781405161558","title":"The Small Screen: How Television Equips Us to Live in the Information Age","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Brian L. Ott\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Television - History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTelevision is one of the most important socializing forces in contemporary culture. This book is a cultural history of prime-time television in America during the 1990s. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e  *Examines changes that took place in programming, such as the rapid adoption of cable, the proliferation of content providers, the development of niche marketing, the introduction of high-definition television, the blurring of traditional genres, and the creation of new formats like reality-based programming\u003cbr\u003e  *Argues that television programmes of the 1990s afforded viewers a symbolic resource for negotiating the psychological challenges associated with the shift from the Industrial Age to the Information Age\u003cbr\u003e  *Explores the ways in which television provided viewers with tools for coming to terms with their fears about living in the fast-paced , increasingly diverse, information-laden society of the 90s\u003c\/li\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45202480103575,"sku":"9781405161558","price":3796.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781405161558.webp?v=1767307782","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-small-screen-how-television-equips-us-to-live-in-the-information-age-9781405161558","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}