the great Rural Purge<\/a>. \u00a0But whether it was responding to demographics, or imposing them, is still up for grabs. \u00a0The same question goes for the 70s and 80s, BTW. \u00a0In fact, it would be interesting to see if we have always divided our television viewing regionally, or if it was a developing trend, or it\u2019s only recently become so divided. \u00a0There have always been differences in urban and rural life. \u00a0I\u2019d like\u00a0to learn how it has changed or stayed the same in America over the years.<\/p>\nOn another front, it\u2019s exam week here at the old Homeschoolstead. \u00a0 That means this week and next week (grading) I\u2019ll be scarce. \u00a0I\u2019ll try to pop in if I see something that hits me, or to keep up with any comments that come my way. \u00a0If I\u2019m a bit slow in responding, it\u2019s not out of disregard for your opinions and insights. \u00a0It\u2019s being neck deep in busy. \u00a0TTNF<\/p>\n
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Fascinating. \u00a0I would like to see a comparison to early television. \u00a0Was there such a divide in the 50s or 60s? \u00a0Could you tell who was watching I Love Lucy based on where they lived? \u00a0Father Knows Best? \u00a0Gilligan\u2019s Island? \u00a0I know we\u2019ve all heard of the great Rural Purge. \u00a0But whether it was responding […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2805,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,31,27],"tags":[89],"class_list":["post-8151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-interesting-stories","category-popular-culture","category-social-observations","tag-popular-culture"],"yoast_head":"\n
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