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Sex Roles in Health Storylines on Prime Time Television: A Content Analysis
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Hether, Heather J. Murphy, Sheila T. |
| Copyright Year | 2010 |
| Abstract | This study examined the role of character gender in prime time television health portrayals. A content analysis of 1,291 health-related storylines from three spring seasons (2004–2006) of the ten most popular American television programs measured the frequency of male and female characters in prominent roles and how storylines differed with the sex of the ill or injured character. Our analyses revealed a significantly greater number of male characters. Moreover, storylines with a male ill or injured character were more serious in tone, more likely to take place in a medical setting, and had higher educational value. Proportionally, there were some similarities in storylines across the sexes, however, the absolute differences are striking and may have unfortunate effects on viewers. |
| Starting Page | 810 |
| Ending Page | 821 |
| Page Count | 12 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11199-009-9654-0 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://annenberg.usc.edu/sites/default/files/2015/04/29/Sex%20Roles%20in%20Health%20Storylines%20on%20Prime%20Time%20Television%20Sheila%20Murphy.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-009-9654-0 |
| Volume Number | 62 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
