Presidential Scholars Theses (1990 – 2006)
Awards/Availabilty
Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
First Advisor
Anne Woodrick
Keywords
Television soap operas--Public opinion; Women television viewers--Attitudes;
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to explain why women find contemporary television soap operas so enjoyable to consume. The primary methodology that is utilized to accomplish this purpose is a structural analysis of the eleven characteristics of soap opera proposed by communication cultural analyst Mary Ellen Brown (1994). To support this analysis, examples are taken from a currently airing television soap opera, "All My Children," which can be seen daily at noon on ABC. Implications for further study of the soap opera genre are then discussed. First, however, a brief history of soap opera and several of its contemporary definitions are offered.
Date of Award
1996
Department
Department of Psychology
Presidential Scholar Designation
A paper submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the designation Presidential Scholar
Date Original
1996
Object Description
1 PDF file (42 pages)
Date Digital
1-10-2018
Copyright
©1996 Catherine Drain
Type
document
Language
EN
File Format
application_pdf
Recommended Citation
Drain, Catherine M., "Soap talk: The appeal of soap opera to contemporary female audiences" (1996). Presidential Scholars Theses (1990 – 2006). 51.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pst/51
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