| Television and Health Responsibility in an Age of Individualism Contributor(s): Foss, Katherine A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 073918993X ISBN-13: 9780739189931 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $112.86 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Media Studies - Health & Fitness | Health Care Issues - Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies |
| Dewey: 610.696 |
| LCCN: 2014029654 |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 6.38" W x 9.3" (0.77 lbs) 132 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Health & Fitness |
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| Publisher Description: American society centers on individualism, celebrating personal choice even at the expense of collective progress. As part of this emphasis on agency, Americans value freedom for health decisions, and individual health professionals and consumers are held responsible for the nation's health, often at the expense of improving the overall healthcare system. Such individualistic discourse, disseminated and reinforced through American media, has created resistance and hostility toward health policy initiatives such as the Affordable Care Act and other legislation aimed to improve American healthcare. Television and Health Responsibility in an Age of Individualism examines the relationship between entertainment and health responsibility in the United States. Through the analysis of contemporary television medical dramas, Foss explores how these media texts help shape and perpetuate ideologies that have and continue to encourage resistance to healthcare reform that shifts responsibility away from individuals to government and other institutions. |
Contributor Bio(s): Foss, Katherine A.: - Katherine A. Foss is Professor of Journalism and Strategic Media at Middle Tennessee State University and has spent the last 11 years advising graduate students. She is the author of Beyond Princess Culture: Gender and Children's Marketing (2019, Peter Lang Publishing) and Demystifying the Big House: Exploring Prison Experience and Media Representations (2018, Southern Illinois Press University). |