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Women and Soap Opera: A Cultural Feminist Perspective

Women and Soap Opera: A Cultural Feminist Perspective

Hardcover

TelevisionGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 0275960390
ISBN13: 9780275960391
Publisher: Praeger
Published: Sep 16 1997
Pages: 152
Weight: 0.93
Height: 0.71 Width: 6.40 Depth: 9.51
Language: English
Women's soap opera viewing has long been thought of by feminists and nonfeminists as an unproductive waste of time. Blumenthal takes the opposing view, arguing that women's indulgence in these programs is actually liberating. In overcoming the social opposition to the stigma attached to the feminine content and style, and engaging in soap opera viewing, women celebrate their femininity, particularly their gendered identification with romance, relationality, intuitiveness, talkativeness, and other aspects of emotionality. This book will be of interest to academics in the areas of sociology, women's studies, and media studies.

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