Young people and television fiction

This article presents the findings of an audience research conducted with 86 young Spanish people aged 15 to 29 years. The investigation examines the modes of reception of television fiction, and the impact of the shows on the viewers. Friends' influence on the choice of program, and the tenden...

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Autor: Lacalle Zalduendo, María Rosario|||0000-0002-0024-6591
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:148309
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/148309
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1515/commun-2015-0006
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Reception
Television
Fiction
Young people
Gender
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Sumario:This article presents the findings of an audience research conducted with 86 young Spanish people aged 15 to 29 years. The investigation examines the modes of reception of television fiction, and the impact of the shows on the viewers. Friends' influence on the choice of program, and the tendency to use social networks to comment on the shows and to talk about themselves, underline the crucial role played by TV fiction and new technologies in sociali- zation processes. While most participants criticized the propensity of television fiction to build extreme stereotypes, they also showed a clear predilection for Spanish programs, and admitted that their characters often offer inspiration to face everyday problems.