Department
Communication Studies
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to describe sex-role stereotyping and images of women in situation and domestic comedies on prime-time television. This thesis was a descriptive research study. The researcher used a content analysis method. Sixteen leading female characters in the top ten situation and domestic comedies of 1990 on prime-time television were analyzed by ten coders from different ages, occupations, and gender in the study. The researcher concluded that there were some changes in the portrayal of women in the situation and domestic comedies. Most of the female characters were socially responsible adult women whose lives were characterized by a balance between masculine and feminine features as they related to the outside world and the world of family.
Advisor
Willis M. Watt
Date of Award
Spring 1991
Document Type
Thesis - campus only access
Recommended Citation
Yaktil, Gursel, "Sex-Role Stereotyping and Images of Women in Situation and Domestic Comedies on Prime-Time Television" (1991). Master's Theses. 2310.
DOI: 10.58809/IJTV5533
Available at:
https://scholars.fhsu.edu/theses/2310
Rights
© 1991 Gursel Yaktil
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