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General Citation:
Author’s Name. Title of Book: Subtitle if
present. City of publication: Name of
publisher, Date. Print.
Works Cited
Johnson, Steven. “Watching TV Makes You
Smarter.” Common Culture: Reading and
Writing About American Popular Culture.
6th ed. Ed. Michael Petracca and
Madeleine Sorapure. Upper-Saddle River,
NJ: Prentice Hall, 2009. 155-167. Print.
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In “Watching TV Makes You Smarter,” Johnson makes an
interesting claim. He introduces the idea of the “Sleeper Curve,”
which occurs when audiences are forced to watch closely and
make logical guesses in order to understand complex and fast-
moving plots (157). He furthers his claim about the importance
of the Sleeper Curve by saying that “Even junk has improved”
(Johnson 164); therefore, audiences must be attentive even
while watching bad reality TV which incorporates multiple
characters and tangled story lines.
Works Cited
Waters, Harry. “Life According to TV.” Common
Culture: Reading and Writing About American
Popular Culture. 6th ed. Ed. Michael Petracca
and Madeleine Sorapure. Upper-Saddle River,
NJ: Prentice Hall, 2009. 137-145. Print.
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According to George Gerbner’s study, “Male prime-time characters outnumber females 3 to 1 and, with a few star-turn exceptions, women are portrayed as weak, passive satellites to powerful, effective men” (Waters 138). Even though Gerbner’s study was conducted decades ago, much of this sexist stereotyping is still actively portrayed on TV today.
Works Cited Johnson, Steven. “Watching TV Makes You Smarter.”
Common Culture: Reading and Writing About
American Popular Culture. 6th ed. Ed. Michael
Petracca and Madeline Sorapure. Upper-Saddle
River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2009. 155-167. Print.
Waters, Harry. “Life According to TV.” Common Culture:
Reading and Writing About American Popular
Culture. 6th ed. Ed. Michael Petracca and Madeline
Sorapure. Upper-Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall,
2009. 137-45. Print.