Category Research studies

Marginal Groups and Their Role within Media and Society Spectacularization – The Case of the International “Big Brother” Television Reality Show

ABSTRACT: Ever since it was first aired in September 1999 in the Netherlands, the Big Brother television show became the world’s most famous and most widely-held reality show franchise with up to 400 broadcast seasons in more than 70 countries.…

A Woman in Politics or Politics in a Woman? Perception of the Female Leaders of Polish Political Parties in the Context of the 2015 Parliamentary Election

ABSTRACT: According to theories presented in scholarly literature concerning the subject, women are perceived in terms of soft qualities such as empathy, agreeableness, friendliness or mildness, whereas politics is presented as ruthless and full of conflicts. Therefore, dispositions expected from…