Livingstone, Sonia 
ORCID: 0000-0002-3248-9862
(1988)
Why people watch soap opera: an analysis of the explanations of British viewers.
European Journal of Communication, 3 (1).
pp. 55-80.
ISSN 0267-3231
Abstract
The high popularity of soap opera raises important questions about viewers' involvement with the genre. British viewers' explanations for watching soap opera are shown to concern escapism, realism, relationship with characters, critical response, problem-solving, role in viewer's life, emotional experience and entertainment. These are discussed in relation to research on critical response to the media, the expressed aims of soap opera producers, uses and gratifications research and perceived differences between British and American programmes. That viewers take soap opera seriously, and consider that the characters and problems portrayed are highly realistic and personally involving, has implications for issues of media effects.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://journals.sagepub.com/home/ejc |
| Additional Information: | © 1988 The Author |
| Divisions: | Media and Communications |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > HE Transportation and Communications |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Dec 2016 10:47 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Oct 2024 00:18 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/68623 |
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