An investigation into audience perceptions of weight-related reality television.

Abstract

This dissertation presents an investigation into audience perceptions of weight-related reality television, a sub-genre which has seen little attention within previous literature on reality television. A qualitative research method was selected in the form of a focus group to undertake this investigation. This method of data collection was chosen to allow for an in-depth understanding of how real audiences are seen to depict this specific genre of reality television.