Josh Ozersky. Archie Bunker’s America: TV in an Era of Change, 1968-1978.
Southern Illinois Press: Carbondale and Edwardsville, 2003.
This book was very helpful in describing the extent of the effect that “All in the Family” had on network television and some of the trends that came in the wake of the show. It also gave information on the state of network television before AITF’s premier.
Ted Gournelos. Popular Culture and the Future of Politics: Cultural Studies and the Tao of South Park. Lexington Books: A division of Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc, 2009
This book showcases specific examples of how the transgressive aspects of “South Parks” comedy work to highlight discourse between different socio-political ideologies in society today. The book breaks down into three parts that break down the oppositional culture of “South Park”
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II. M. Keith Booker. Drawn to Television: Prime-time animation from The Flintstones to Family Guy. Preager Television Collection, Westport, Conneticut, London, 2006
1. Historical overview of Cartoons with a chapter specific to “South Park”. The book served as a catalogue of controversial moments in the show. It also noted any legal or censorship battles that occurred over specific episodes while serving as a timeline of the shows progression.
Hal Himmenelstein. Television Myth and the American Mind, Second edition. Preager, Westport, Connecticut, London, 1994.
I read the chapter on “Reflexive family oriented comedy-dramas”. It described different theories pertaining to “All in the Families” success and highlighted the differences between the relationships of the characters.
Todd Gitlin. Prime Time Ideology: The Hegemonic Process in Television Entertainment Social Problems Vol. 26, No. 3 (Feb., 1979), pp. 251-266 Published by: University of California Press on behalf of the Society for the Study of Social Problems
Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/800451
This article described the hegemony that was actively trying to keep subject matter of a transgressive nature of off television and also specifically mentions how “All in the Family” is an exception and has undermined the powers that were working against it.
Luara Z. Hobson. As I Listened to Archie say ‘Hebe’. New York Times, September 12 1971
The editorial that was written in response to “All in the Families” use of racial epithets. Admonished Lear for creating a lovable bigot and television and criticized him for never targeting majority groups, like Irish, Italians or Catholics.