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The Reproduction of Patriarchal Ideological Hegemony in Soap Opera: A Case Study

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dc.contributor.advisorKnight, Grahamen_US
dc.contributor.authorHoward, Rose Allisonen_US
dc.contributor.departmentSociologyen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-18T17:05:47Z
dc.date.available2014-06-18T17:05:47Z
dc.date.created2014-02-24en_US
dc.date.issued1988-08en_US
dc.description<p>This research analyzes the reproduction of patriarchal ideological hegemony in the soap opera <em>Another World</em> using Stuart Hall's theory of the mass media and his conceptualization of ideology. A structural analysis of five one hour video-taped episodes of <em>Another World</em> reveals how the soap opera text constructs meaning fulfilling the three functions of the mass media, and thus, reproducing patriarchy's hegemony. This research confirms Hall's theory of the mass media and the propositions which flow from his conceptualization of ideology. Moreover, this research is the first attempt to systematically apply Hall's theory to the study of soap opera. It goes beyond the generalizations of his theory to look at the particularities of soap opera which contribute to the reproduction of patriarchal ideological hegemony. However, it is seen that what is problematic to this research, and all research on soap opera, is a lack of a theory of the reader.</p>en_US
dc.description.abstracten_US
dc.description.degreeMaster of Arts (MA)en_US
dc.identifier.otheropendissertations/8804en_US
dc.identifier.other9885en_US
dc.identifier.other5195599en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11375/13973
dc.subjectpatriarchal ideologyen_US
dc.subjectsoap operaen_US
dc.subjectStuart Hallen_US
dc.subjecttheory of mass mediaen_US
dc.subjectGender and Sexualityen_US
dc.subjectInequality and Stratificationen_US
dc.subjectSociologyen_US
dc.subjectGender and Sexualityen_US
dc.titleThe Reproduction of Patriarchal Ideological Hegemony in Soap Opera: A Case Studyen_US
dc.typethesisen_US

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