The Remote control in the new age of television / edited by James R. Walker and Robert V. Bellamy, Jr.

Other author Walker, James Robert.
Other author Bellamy, Robert V.
Format Book
Publication InfoWestport, Conn. : Praeger, ©1993.
Descriptionxiii, 271 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects
Television viewers--United States. --Psychology.
Television--Channel selectors. --Social aspects.
Television--Channel selectors. --Psychological aspects.

Contents Overview and developmental perspectives. The remote control device : an overlooked technology / James R. Walker and Robert V. Bellamy, Jr. -- At the touch of a button : a brief history of remote control devices / Louise Benjamin -- From gadget to necessity : the diffusion of remote control technology / Bruce C. Klopfenstein -- Individual RCD use. Measuring RCD use : method matters / Nancy C. Cornwell ... [et al.] -- Surveillance and cluster viewing : foraging through the RCD experience / Paul J. Traudt -- Remote control devices in television program selection : experimental evidence / Jennings Bryant and Steven C. Rockwell -- Future zap : next generation smart remotes / Carrie Heeter, Kak Yoon, and James Sampson -- Antecedents of remote control use : gratifications and psychological dimensions. Gratifications derived from remote control devices : a survey of adult RCD use / James R. Walker, Robert V. Bellamy, Jr., and Paul J. Traudt.
Contents Is the remote control device a toy or tool? Exploring the need for activation, desire for control, and technological affinity in the dynamic of RCD use / Lawrence A. Wenner and Maryann O'Reilly Dennehy -- Group viewing in remote control use : family and gender issues. "OK, where's the remote?" Children, families, and remote control devices / Kathy A. Krendl ... [et al.] -- Domination of the remote control during family viewing / Gary A. Copeland and Karla Schweitzer -- Gender differences in remote control use / Elizabeth M. Perse and Douglas A. Ferguson -- The impact of remote control devices on media industries. The RCD's impact on television programming and promotion / Susan Tyler Eastman and Jeffrey Neal-Lunsford -- Remote control devices and the political economy of a changing television industry / Robert V. Bellamy, Jr. -- Critical perspectives on the remote control. Remote control : mythic reflections / David Lavery -- Technoromancing the clicker / Bruce E. Gronbeck. devices on media industries. The RCD's impact on television programming and promotion / Susan Tyler Eastman and Jeffrey Neal-Lunsford -- Remote control devices and the political economy of a changing television industry / Robert V. Bellamy, Jr. -- Critical perspectives on the remote control. Remote control : mythic reflections / David Lavery -- Technoromancing the clicker / Bruce E. Gronbeck.
Local noteLittle-287809--305130049705.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [241]-260) and index.
LCCN 93006774
ISBN0275943968 (alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks PN1992.55 .R46 1993 ✔ Available Place Hold