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ERIC Number: EJ550157
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0360-0025
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The Family on Television: Evaluation of Gender Roles in Situation Comedy.
Olson, Beth; Douglas, William
Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, v36 n5-6 p409-27 Mar 1997
Investigated whether television domestic comedies' depictions of gender roles within the family have changed in the past 40 years. Findings from 10 comedy series reveal gender fluctuations throughout the period with peaks in satisfaction and stability ratings in the 1950s and mid-1980s. Recent comedies show less positive depictions, specifically displaying more dominance and less satisfaction and stability. (GR)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Family Life, Family Relationship, Gender Issues, Group Unity, Parent Child Relationship, Sex Role, Social Attitudes, Social Science Research, Television
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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