TV MYTHS

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Psychology

 

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Jason H

 

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March 15, 2016

 

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University

 

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Since its inception in the mid-1930s, many of television's programs have become the history of many cultures. French semiotician Roland Barthes (1915-1980) claimed that "television shows are often based around a mythologie, in reference to the fact that the original mythic themes continue to reverberate residually in modern-day societies, especially in discourse, rituals, and performances" (Perron, 35)...
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In other words, television is a medium through which modern day mythologies become constructed, developed, and eventually discarded. Programs like Saved by the Bell, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Family Guy and The O.C. exemplify this concept by reinforcing or undermining traditional family structure, dictating the latest fashion, and moulding the ?ideal' teenager...
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