An Analysis of Marital, Sex and Occupational Status of Dramatic Characters on Commercial Television

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The purpose of this pilot study was to examine the characters portrayed on "prime-time" television drama in an attempt to determine how they compared, with the distribution represented in U. S. Census Bureau data for sex, marital status and occupational status. In pursuing this objective, it was also concerned with the development of a method of content analysis that would not require use of a videotape recorder.

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Holloway, Fred S. August 1973.

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The purpose of this pilot study was to examine the characters portrayed on "prime-time" television drama in an attempt to determine how they compared, with the distribution represented in U. S. Census Bureau data for sex, marital status and occupational status. In pursuing this objective, it was also concerned with the development of a method of content analysis that would not require use of a videotape recorder.

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Holloway, Fred S. An Analysis of Marital, Sex and Occupational Status of Dramatic Characters on Commercial Television, thesis, August 1973; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc131651/: accessed March 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .

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