MDSC02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Mass Surveillance, Mass Society, Ingroups And Outgroups
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Reality contestant shows project runway, the amazing race, american idol, the voice. Dating shows the bachelor, the bachelorette, flavor of love. Family-oriented shows jon and kate plus 8, 19 kids and counting, little people, big world. Offbeat occupation shows cake boss, long island medium, storage wars, duke dynasty, Self-improvement shows what not to wear, biggest loser, extreme makeover. Non-traditional shows hoarders, sister wives, breaking amish. Luxury lifestyle shows real housewives (new york, orange county, new jersey, atlanta), Adventure/voyeur shows the amazing race, survivor, big brother. Identities are visibly marked so the resemblance between the [visible identity] on television and the [visible identity] on the street helps the observer see they are members of the same community. Reading physical resemblance is a way of identifying community. The relationship between representation and identity is linear and smoothly mimetic. If one"s mimetic likeness is not represented, one is not addressed.
