Publication (142 pages).

A hoarder who is aggressive is standing ground
for what they believe in or what they prefer to
do with their things. But in Hoarders the tone
is one of pity that signals weakness to audience
members. This may make some audience
members more likely to approach a hoarder
ne
ets of Hoarders and the dissemination of
the tone that the show portrays.
in real life and suggest that they get help due
to their weak nature. The transfer from moral
ideas on television to those in society is the beginning
of the implementation of moral ideologies
as moral governance; the ways in which
moral claims become planted in society aids
in their future regulation.The media is known
to be a great influence in current society in
terms of morality and behaviour.
Reality television is perhaps the
most risky form of media for
moral regulation because it is often
interpreted as real-life but is
usually sensationalized to some
extent. The moral claims that
are disseminated through shows
such as A&E’s Hoardersresonate
with audience members.
They see hoarding behaviours
as wrong and identify hoarders
“The media is as weak individuals
who
known to be
a great influence
in current correct their
need help to
society.” behaviour.
The actions
in reality television are actually
invasions of privacy and create
ideologies about what is not normal
and not acceptable when it
comes to keeping goods. These
ideas are moral claims that reach
the audience level and can impact
society by suggesting hoarders
are immoral people who need
to be identified and assisted by
any means possible. Later scrutiny
by audience members in the
real world creates a moral dialogue
about hoarding that isdisseminated
through members of
society, developing claims into
an established moral regulation
of all accumulating behaviour.
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