Dr. Danielle Lindemann

And it's interesting because when things get high stakes on Real Housewives shows, you'll see the fans react negatively to it. Like, this is too real. This is not what I want to be seeing. I want to see like silly rich ladies hitting each other with their Gucci bags and fighting over stupid stuff.

And it's interesting because when things get high stakes on Real Housewives shows, you'll see the fans react negatively to it. Like, this is too real. This is not what I want to be seeing. I want to see like silly rich ladies hitting each other with their Gucci bags and fighting over stupid stuff.

I think on an individual level, I definitely experienced that, right? Where I just want to tune into something that I can just let wash over me. Although, of course, it's paradoxical because I can't just let it wash over me because I'm analyzing all of the sociological dimensions of it, right?

I think on an individual level, I definitely experienced that, right? Where I just want to tune into something that I can just let wash over me. Although, of course, it's paradoxical because I can't just let it wash over me because I'm analyzing all of the sociological dimensions of it, right?

I think on an individual level, I definitely experienced that, right? Where I just want to tune into something that I can just let wash over me. Although, of course, it's paradoxical because I can't just let it wash over me because I'm analyzing all of the sociological dimensions of it, right?

All the like microdynamics and gender, race, class, because it's such a rich text that can teach us so much about ourselves sociologically. So I'm kind of watching it on these dual levels where on the one level, it's like, okay, Ramona's barbecue, right? That can wash over me in an aesthetic way of

All the like microdynamics and gender, race, class, because it's such a rich text that can teach us so much about ourselves sociologically. So I'm kind of watching it on these dual levels where on the one level, it's like, okay, Ramona's barbecue, right? That can wash over me in an aesthetic way of

All the like microdynamics and gender, race, class, because it's such a rich text that can teach us so much about ourselves sociologically. So I'm kind of watching it on these dual levels where on the one level, it's like, okay, Ramona's barbecue, right? That can wash over me in an aesthetic way of

On the other hand, I'm like, oh, but like, what does that say about, you know, their interactions as a dyad and gender and race, right?

On the other hand, I'm like, oh, but like, what does that say about, you know, their interactions as a dyad and gender and race, right?

On the other hand, I'm like, oh, but like, what does that say about, you know, their interactions as a dyad and gender and race, right?

I think actually it might be the reverse. I think sometimes, I mean, reality TV is potent, right? Because we're watching so much of it. And there is some research that shows that people who watch reality TV tend to think relationships are more conflict driven than they actually are.

I think actually it might be the reverse. I think sometimes, I mean, reality TV is potent, right? Because we're watching so much of it. And there is some research that shows that people who watch reality TV tend to think relationships are more conflict driven than they actually are.

I think actually it might be the reverse. I think sometimes, I mean, reality TV is potent, right? Because we're watching so much of it. And there is some research that shows that people who watch reality TV tend to think relationships are more conflict driven than they actually are.

And I kind of was like, oh, that's interesting. And then recently I spent a lot of time marathoning the traitors. which is a very like conflict-driven show, I feel like be in faculty meetings, department meetings and be like, feel like a level of tension that was not there.

And I kind of was like, oh, that's interesting. And then recently I spent a lot of time marathoning the traitors. which is a very like conflict-driven show, I feel like be in faculty meetings, department meetings and be like, feel like a level of tension that was not there.

And I kind of was like, oh, that's interesting. And then recently I spent a lot of time marathoning the traitors. which is a very like conflict-driven show, I feel like be in faculty meetings, department meetings and be like, feel like a level of tension that was not there.

And so I can see, right, like how reality TV can really affect us, maybe sometimes in a negative way if we're thinking that things involve more conflict than they actually do.

And so I can see, right, like how reality TV can really affect us, maybe sometimes in a negative way if we're thinking that things involve more conflict than they actually do.

And so I can see, right, like how reality TV can really affect us, maybe sometimes in a negative way if we're thinking that things involve more conflict than they actually do.