"Don't be all, like, uncool" (the self) -- "Here for all the right reasons" (couples) -- "Not here to make friends" (groups) -- "Kim is always late" (families) -- "Sparkle, baby!" -- (childhood) -- "I question your taste level" (class) -- "Who gon' check me, boo?" (race) -- "We're all born naked ..." (gender) -- "Food, a drink, and a gay" (sexuality) -- "Bad boys, bad boys" (deviance)

"A sociological study of reality TV that explores its rise as a culture-dominating medium-and what the genre reveals about our attitudes toward race, gender, class, and sexuality."--