The occupational roles of television fiction characters in Spain : distinguishing traits in gender representation

This article presents the main findings of a study on the portrayal of occupational roles in fiction series broadcast by the general nationwide channels during the 2009/2010 season in Spain. Fiction is one of the most highly appreciated genres amongst audiences, thus the study of fiction characters...

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Autores: García-Muñoz, Núria|||0000-0002-6169-8428, Fedele, Maddalena, Gómez Díaz, Xiana
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:105981
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/105981
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Gender representation
Occupational roles
Television fiction
Content analysis
Fiction characters
Representación de género
Roles ocupacionales
Ficción televisiva
Análisis de contenido
Personajes de ficción
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Sumario:This article presents the main findings of a study on the portrayal of occupational roles in fiction series broadcast by the general nationwide channels during the 2009/2010 season in Spain. Fiction is one of the most highly appreciated genres amongst audiences, thus the study of fiction characters allows us to identify the models and roles portrayed and transmitted by television. The gender related variable shows that the representation of male and female occupational roles in television fiction remains unequal, although there has been some improvement in relation to previous studies.