| In the US, the average American bought
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| | Inter-racial issues were more evident in
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| their first TV set and began to
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| | shows such as All in the Family. By the
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| experience television entertainment via
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| | 90's, shows with African Americans in
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| antennae in the 1950's. Cable followed
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| | lead roles and in positions of authority
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| soon thereafter for those in rural areas
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| | were becoming established. Bill Cosby as
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| who had no reception and gradually
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| | the successful obstetrician and ideal
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| expanded over the next 40 years.
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| | father was married to a successful
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| Comedies, westerns, and later variety and
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| | lawyer, Felicia Rashad while Oprah
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| spy shows filled the airwaves. Shows in
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| | Winfrey acted, directed, and began to
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| the 1950's were mostly conservative,
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| | take over the world of talk shows. The
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| representing an ideal average American
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| | types of programming had changed over the
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| family which was "nuclear", complete with
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| | years as well. Dramas, investigative
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| mom, dad, and the kids. An occasional
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| | news programs, sports, and reality based
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| minority had a supporting role and the
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| | shows were gaining popularity.A major
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| lifestyles were generally middle class
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| | step in diversification was the emergence
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| with a stay-at-home mom.
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| | of niche programming. From MTV directed
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| This ideal-based programming is part of
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| | toward the younger, male audience, to
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| the charm of 1950's television for many
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| | ESPN, Fox Sports for men, and Lifetime
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| people.In the 1960's, this began to
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| | cable network for women (just to name a
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| change as representation of African
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| | few) the trend to recognize a wider
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| Americans began to increase and roles
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| | audience was marching forward. Today,
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| became more substantive; Bill Cosby's
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| | the representation of many minority
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| starring role in I Spy being one example.
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| | groups on American television remains
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| Women's presence in TV also increased
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| | small for the population and
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| and started to stray away from the
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| | representation of all groups remains
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| typical housewife. By the 60's and 70's,
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| | somewhat inaccurate or restricted but
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| women had far more leading roles such as
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| | strides continue. Channels specific to
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| in Bewitched and I Dream of Jeannie. The
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| | the gay/lesbian population and to Asian
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| Mary Tyler Moore show was an example of
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| | Americans are examples that demonstrate
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| the emergence of the single, capable,
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| | recognition of our diverse
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| working woman as an acceptable figure on
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| | population.With satellite, television has
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| television. In the 70's and 80's, social
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| | been able to branch out and become even
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| issues and different lifestyles began to
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| | more global however. Dish Network, as an
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| penetrate television programming.
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| | example, now offers 110 International
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| Divorce and single motherhood was
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| | Channels in over 25 languages. African,
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| presented in shows such as One Day at a
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| | Arabic, South Asian, and Russian
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| Time. Women, and occasionally
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| | programming are just a few examples.
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| minorities, began to be shown in
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| | They also offer Latino packages and a
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| positions of power. Issues such as
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| | Great Wall package directed toward the
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| homosexuality and abortion began to be
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| | Chinese market. Increasingly, satellites
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| discussed. From Cagney and Lacey to
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| | allow us to listen in to radio and
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| Murphy Brown, some women began to have a
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| | television programming from around the
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| purpose beyond their beauty. Even age
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| | world allowing television to continue
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| barriers began to fall as shows such as
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| | it's evolution as a diversified and
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| The Golden Girls became popular.
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| | global media.
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