Do Televisions Dream of Electric Sheep: Round 3!
08-03-09 | 12:50 PM
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08-03-09 | 12:51 PM
#980
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Re: Do Televisions Dream of Electric Sheep: Round 3!
East Side/West Side is a MAYBE
("The series centered on Neil Brock (played by Scott), a New York City social worker who worked for the private agency Community Welfare Service, with his secretary, Jane Foster, played by African-American actress Cicely Tyson. Tyson, notably, wore her hair in cornrows, raising the profile of the hairstyle among African American women. Episodes of East Side/West Side covered topics relevant to the inner city, with many controversial issues explored. A typical example came in the first two episodes, when Brock investigated a prostitute and her child ("The Sinner"), followed by a story involving statutory rape (“Age of Consent”).")
Grounded for Life is a YES
Picket Fences is a NO
("Struggling to maintain order in this odd community is Sheriff Jimmy Brock (Tom Skerritt). He is married to the town doctor, Jill (Kathy Baker), his second wife.")
Nurses is a YES
("The show revolved around a group of nurses working at the same Miami hospital as Empty Nest's Dr. Harry Weston. Initially, the main characters were strong-willed nurse Annie Roland (Arnetia Walker), sarcastic nurse Sandy Miller (Stephanie Hodge), dim-witted nurse Julie Milbury (Mary Jo Keenen) and Latina nurse Gina Cuevas (Ada Maris) who frequently reminisced about her homeland, the fictional San Pequeño.")
08-03-09 | 12:52 PM
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Re: Do Televisions Dream of Electric Sheep: Round 3!
The Simpsons is a YES
While the series may have strayed in recent years, The Simpsons is a blue-collar family.
While the series may have strayed in recent years, The Simpsons is a blue-collar family.
08-03-09 | 12:52 PM
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Re: Do Televisions Dream of Electric Sheep: Round 3!
Not sure what is not working class about WKRP. They were a bottom of the barrel radio station and none of them, save Jennifer and Mr. Carlson, made decent money. I'd count it.
08-03-09 | 12:54 PM
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Re: Do Televisions Dream of Electric Sheep: Round 3!
08-03-09 | 12:54 PM
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Re: Do Televisions Dream of Electric Sheep: Round 3!
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Fist of Doom
Lokimok
hasslein
Last edited by Tracer Bullet; 08-03-09 at 01:04 PM.
Grace operated oil pipelines.
08-03-09 | 12:55 PM
#995
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Re: Do Televisions Dream of Electric Sheep: Round 3!
I'm not sure where I stand on what is working class or not. Everyone that is working should be part of the working class 
08-03-09 | 12:56 PM
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08-03-09 | 12:56 PM
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Re: Do Televisions Dream of Electric Sheep: Round 3!
Originally Posted by Grundle
Working class is a term used in academic sociology and in ordinary conversation to describe, depending on context and speaker, those employed in lower tier jobs as measured by skill, education, and compensation.
As with many terms describing social class, "working class" is defined and used in many different ways. The term typically incorporates references to education, occupation, culture, and income. When used non-academically, it typically refers to a section of society dependent on physical labor, especially when compensated with an hourly wage.
Casual and geographical usage of "working class" differs widely. It is usually contrasted with the upper class and middle class in terms of access to economic resources, education and cultural interests. Its usage as a description can be derogatory, but many people self-identify as working class and experience a sense of pride similar to a national identity. Working classes are mainly found in industrialized economies and in urban areas of non-industrialized economies.
The variation between different socio-political definitions makes the term controversial in social usage, and its use in academic discourse as a concept, and as a subject of study itself, is contentious, especially following the decline of manual labor in postindustrial societies. Some academics (sociologists, historians, political theorists, etc.) question the usefulness of the concept of a working class, while others use some version of the concept.
As with many terms describing social class, "working class" is defined and used in many different ways. The term typically incorporates references to education, occupation, culture, and income. When used non-academically, it typically refers to a section of society dependent on physical labor, especially when compensated with an hourly wage.
Casual and geographical usage of "working class" differs widely. It is usually contrasted with the upper class and middle class in terms of access to economic resources, education and cultural interests. Its usage as a description can be derogatory, but many people self-identify as working class and experience a sense of pride similar to a national identity. Working classes are mainly found in industrialized economies and in urban areas of non-industrialized economies.
The variation between different socio-political definitions makes the term controversial in social usage, and its use in academic discourse as a concept, and as a subject of study itself, is contentious, especially following the decline of manual labor in postindustrial societies. Some academics (sociologists, historians, political theorists, etc.) question the usefulness of the concept of a working class, while others use some version of the concept.
08-03-09 | 12:56 PM
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Re: Do Televisions Dream of Electric Sheep: Round 3!
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MrX: Picket Fences
bootsy: WKRP In Cincinnati
MrX: Picket Fences
bootsy: WKRP In Cincinnati
Last edited by Tracer Bullet; 08-03-09 at 01:04 PM.
08-03-09 | 12:56 PM
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Re: Do Televisions Dream of Electric Sheep: Round 3!
The socioeconomic class consisting of people who work for wages, especially low wages, including unskilled and semiskilled laborers and their families.