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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Primetime television"”.
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Gender Representation and Occupational Portrayals in Primetime Television
… representation and occupational portrayals on primetime television, in order to determine if gender-role stereotypes are still present throughout programming, and what progress, if any, has been made in comparison to previous studies. A content analysis was done on primetime programming airing …
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Associations Between Primetime Television Shows and Viewers' Mathematics Knowledge, Science Knowledge and Confidence
… mathematics content has been observed in adult television programs. The programs CSI and Numb3rs, for example, frequently contain specific references to various science and mathematics problems. It is possible that a viewer's academic self-efficacy, defined as one's belief in the capabilities to …
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Popular Television’s Health and Safety Message: What Has Changed in the Past Generation?
<p>The assertion that television has an impact on viewers is well-supported in theory and empirical research. Hundreds of researchers have conducted hundreds of studies focused on limited, specific programming content or specific effects to contribute to this evidence. However, far fewer …
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We’ll have a gay ol’ time : transgressive sexuality and sexual taboo in adult television animation
… on adult animation, specifically North American primetime television series, as manifestations of a social need to violate and thereby interrogate aspects of contemporary hetero-normative conformity in terms of identity and representation. A thematic analysis of four animated television series, …
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Audience involvement with entertainment-education programs: explicating processes and outcomes
… sexual and reproductive health topics made for primetime television audiences. Audience involvement with EE messages was assessed using Green and Brock’s transportation scale, Busselle and Bilandzic’s (2010) narrative engagement scale, and several measures of processes related to involvement …
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The Symbolic Representation of Latinos: A Content Analysis of Prime-Time Television
… This study examines how Latinos are portrayed in television entertainment programming by addressing two major research questions: 1) What is the extent of Latino recognition on prime-time television? and 2) What is the extent of respect accorded Latinos on prime-time television? A one-week sample …
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Beyond totalitarian nostalgia: a critical urban reception study of historical drama on contemporary Chinese television
… has emerged in dramatic programming on Chinese primetime television. The commercialization of mass media and the rise of media consumerism in China since the early 1990s have fostered the emergence of these historical dramas on television. Set during the dynasty era, these television historical …