| Description |
167 pages ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Sage commtext series ; v. 12 |
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Sage commtext series ; v. 12
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| Contents |
1. Introduction -- Outline of the book -- A note on methods -- 2. Background -- What a soap opera is -- The soap opera and the domestic novel -- Form and structure -- What a soap opera is not -- 3. Soaps on radio -- Background -- National network radio -- Commercial sponsorship of radio programs -- Sponsorship of daytime serials -- The growth and demise of the radio serials -- Key creators and producers -- The Hummerts -- Irna Phillips -- 4. Soaps on television -- Production and control -- Prime time/daytime -- Producing soap operas -- Creating soaps -- On the sets -- Live production -- Taping an episode -- Working on soaps -- Writing for the soaps -- Acting on the soaps -- 5. Soap opera content -- Locale -- Sex on radio and television -- Moral standards -- Interpersonal relations and social issues -- Violence and crime -- Health -- Demography and social status -- The demography of television -- Work on radio and television -- Race, age, and class -- Soap operas and sex roles: maintaining the status quo -- Values -- 6. The Guiding Light, 1948-1982 -- An overview -- Conversation analysis -- Dialogue samples -- 7. Soap opera audiences -- Demographic and descriptive studies -- The radio audience -- Ratings and audience -- The television audience -- Changes in the television audience -- Why do people watch soaps? -- Uses and gratifications -- Effects on behavior -- Social and interpersonal relationships -- Labor force participation -- Illnesses, accidents, and violence -- Sex and behavior -- Methodological strategies -- Additional effects -- Cultivation -- Implications for research -- 8. Conclusion -- The future |
| Analysis |
United States Radio & television drama series in English - Sociological perspectives |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 155-160 |
| Notes |
Also issued online |
| Subject |
Radio serials.
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Radio soap operas -- History and criticism.
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Radio soap operas.
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Television series.
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Television soap operas.
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Television soap operas -- History and criticism.
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| Author |
Pingree, Suzanne.
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| LC no. |
83011057 |
| ISBN |
0803920040 |
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0803920059 (paperback) |
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