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Mellencamp, Patricia – 1986
This paper is based on a general analysis of 40 episodes of The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show and 170 (of 179) episodes of I Love Lucy, both of which were aired on television during the 1950s. Character portrayals of the stars and supporting actors/actresses are described in detail and analyzed from the perspectives of gender and sex…
Descriptors: Characterization, Comedy, Cultural Influences, Discourse Analysis
Johnson, Fern L.; And Others – 1978
The research presented here is a descriptive account, consonant with ethnographic methods, of interactions between and among family members in selected segments of documentary, prime time and soap opera television programming. The analysis of each program format was based on kinship relationships of participants, topics of conversation involving…
Descriptors: Dialogs (Literary), Discourse Analysis, Documentaries, Ethnography
