Real sister :  stereotypes, respectability, and black women in reality tv / 
edited by Jervette R. Ward. 
 - New Brunswick, N.J. :  Rutgers University Press,  (c)2015. 
 - 1 online resource. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction --  the real scandal: portrayals of black women in reality tv /  Black women: from public arena to reality tv /  Selective reuptake: perpetuating misleading cultural identities in the reality television world /  Striving to dress the part: examining the absence of black women in different iterations of say yes to the dress /  The semiotics of fashion and urban success in the Real housewives of Atlanta /  A home without walls, a family without boundaries: how family participation in reality television impacts children's development /  Where is Clair Huxtable when you need her?: the desperate search for positive media images of African American women in the age of reality tv /  Questions of quality and class: perceptions of hierarchy in African American family-focused reality tv shows /  Contemplating Basketball wives: a critique of racism, sexism, and income level disparity /  Exploiting and capitalizing on unique black femininity: an entrepreneurial perspective /  Reunion chapter: a conversation among contributors /  Appendix: reality tv shows that prominently feature black women.  Jervette R. Ward --  Sheena Harris --  Latoya Jefferson-James --  Alison D. Ligon --  Cynthia Davis --  Detris Honora Adelabu --  Monica Flippin Wynn --  Preselfannie E. Whitfield McDaniel --  Sharon Lynette Jones --  Terry A. Nelson --  Jervette R. Ward -- 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780813575094 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Reality television programs--History and criticism.--United States<br/>African American women on television.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN1992  / .R435 2015