scholarly journals Soap operas may be good for health: impact evaluation of the Egyptian soap opera, family house

1998 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 178-180
Author(s):  
Farag M. El Kamel
Keyword(s):  
Impact Evaluation ◽  
Health Impact ◽  
Soap Opera ◽  
Soap Operas ◽  
Good For ◽  
Family House

Contradictions and Tensions Between Old and New: An Audience Perception of Indigenous Culture Representation in Soap Opera

2020 ◽  
pp. 002190962097244
Author(s):  
Oluwayemisi Mary Onyenankeya ◽  
Kevin Onyenankeya ◽  
Oluyinka Osunkunle
Keyword(s):  
Social Values ◽  
Soap Opera ◽  
Audience Reception ◽  
Soap Operas ◽  
Quantitative Methodology ◽  
Indigenous Culture ◽  
Indigenous Cultures ◽  
Indigenous Groups ◽  
Cultural Tensions

There is a perception that soap operas are progressively infusing dominant social values and ideas while constructing and positioning indigenous cultures as peripheral and inconsistent with modernity. This article aims at ascertaining audience perceptions of and attitudes toward the construction and representation of indigenous cultures in Generations: The Legacy within the framework of indigeneity and audience reception theories. Using quantitative methodology, 350 questionnaires were distributed to a randomly selected sample. Findings showed the majority of the audience felt the soap represents indigenous cultures as the ‘insignificant other’ and perpetuates stereotypes about traditional indigenous groups. This process creates cultural tensions.

scholarly journals Addictive Behaviour among Women Viewers of Indian Soap Opera

Webology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (Special Issue 03) ◽  
pp. 127-136
Author(s):  
Dr.K.M. Ashifa ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Vital Role ◽  
Soap Opera ◽  
Soap Operas ◽  
Domestic Life ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
Functional Aspects ◽  
Indian Soap ◽  
To Come ◽  
Female Audience ◽  
Occupational Life

Media is an integral part of society and it plays vital role for inculcating information. In the course of accomplishing its duties and functions, media, especially television influence on society relatively depending on the audience it reaches. Soaps have a predominant female audience. Some soaps do include men viewers but some social researchers pointed, women are considering most peculiar viewers. They are emotionally attached and value particular soaps in their personal and domestic life. Today people are leading a fast life. People should have some kind of recreation in their get relation of their physical and psychological balances of life. So, different people have different activities to spend their leisure. Based on the present study, most of the women are getting involved with the soap opera and were emotionally attached and curiously waiting for next episodes as it is effecting social, family and occupational life. So the present study tried to come out with fact of effects of soap operas’ on women’s behaviour in the aspects of socio- cultural aspects, economic aspects, psychological aspects, physiological aspects and functional aspects.

scholarly journals Commercial Television in Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 175 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 155-176
Author(s):  
Maria Myutel
Keyword(s):  
Soap Opera ◽  
Soap Operas ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Commercial Television ◽  
Religious Minority ◽  
Commercial Soap ◽  
Opera Production ◽  
Television Formats

Abstract This article sheds light on previously unknown aspects of Indonesian private television by focusing on the role of the ethno-religious minority of Indonesian Sindhi in the establishment and development of commercial soap opera production. Part of the global trading community of Sindhayat, the local Sindhis have mobilized their translocal and transnational networks to take a dominant position in the emerging sector of national media. Grounded in long-term ethnographic fieldwork among media practitioners and Indonesian Sindhi community members, the article examines how Sindhis’ sense of community and shared desires and sentiments have resulted in a lack of variety of television formats and the introduction of Islam-themed soap operas to prime-time television.

Health Impact Evaluation of Boron in Drinking Water: A Geographical Risk Assessment in Northern France

2005 ◽  
Vol 27 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 419-427 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chadi Yazbeck ◽  
Wolfram Kloppmann ◽  
Roger Cottier ◽  
Josiane Sahuquillo ◽  
Ginette Debotte ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Drinking Water ◽  
Impact Evaluation ◽  
Health Impact ◽  
Northern France

scholarly journals Environmental sanitation, food and water contamination and diarrhoea in rural Bangladesh

1990 ◽  
Vol 104 (2) ◽  
pp. 253-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. J. Henry ◽  
S. R. A. Huttly ◽  
Y. Patwary ◽  
K. M. A. Aziz
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Impact Evaluation ◽  
Water Contamination ◽  
Health Impact ◽  
Consistent Difference ◽  
Water And Sanitation ◽  
Environmental Sanitation ◽  
Rural Bangladesh ◽  
Nutritional Status Of Children

SUMMARYThis study examined the role of food and water contamination in a health impact evaluation of a water and sanitation intervention project. Although lower diarrhoea rates were found in the improved area no consistent difference in food and water contamination was observed between areas. Furthermore, no relationship was found between contamination and diarrhoea in either area, even after controlling for the nutritional status of children. These results imply that other vehicles of transmission might be more important than food and water in diarrhoeal transmission. The focus of interventions should therefore be on changing behaviours to improve overall hygiene.

Alcohol and Soap Operas: Drinking in the Light of Day

1985 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 365-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lawrence Wallack ◽  
Warren Breed ◽  
James R. De Foe
Keyword(s):  
Role Models ◽  
Negative Reinforcement ◽  
Soap Opera ◽  
Soap Operas ◽  
Television Programming ◽  
Drinking Problems ◽  
The Past ◽  
Social Drinking ◽  
High Risk Drinking ◽  
Source Of Information

Television programming serves as an important source of information about health in general and alcohol issues in particular. This article reports on a study of drinking portrayals on the day time soap opera, “All My Children.” Major drinking themes over the past four and one-half years are reviewed. In addition, a study of thirty consecutive episodes in summer 1984 is reported and findings are compared to other research on soap opera drinking. Overall, “All My Children” was found to be doing a good job of accurately portraying drinking problems. Several good role models for social drinking and abstinence were presented and negative reinforcement for heavier or high risk drinking was frequent. Several recommendations are presented regarding ways that soap operas can take greater advantage of a unique opportunity for health education.

Adult Spinal Deformity: Epidemiology, Health Impact, Evaluation, and Management

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 310-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher P. Ames ◽  
Justin K. Scheer ◽  
Virginie Lafage ◽  
Justin S. Smith ◽  
Shay Bess ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Deformity ◽  
Impact Evaluation ◽  
Adult Spinal Deformity ◽  
Health Impact

scholarly journals Behavior Analysis Matrix for Women Soap Opera Viewers: A Structural Analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 206-212
Author(s):  
K. M. Ashifa
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modelling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Soap Opera ◽  
Global Model ◽  
Soap Operas ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Psychological Traits ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Behavioural Analysis

Objective - In modern times, soap operas are thought to be a good source of leisure and are considered a powerful medium for propagating specific attitudes, ideas and different cultures within society. They are also useful for educating, informing and entertaining audiences, particularly women and children. The present investigation examines behavioural changes in women who watch soap operas. The Behaviour Analysis Matrix is used to assess changes in socio-cultural, psychological, economic, physiological and functional traits. Methodology/Technique - The present paper develops a global model for behavioural analysis of women who view soap operas using structural equation modelling. Findings - The present SEM model on behavioural analysis of soap opera viewers can be adopted as a global model for intervention. Novelty - The present study is useful for medical personal, social workers, academics and researchers in understanding the positive and negative effects of television shows on women, specifically, whether these serials create attitude changes among modern day women and the extent of the effect of their inter-personal relationships with family members and society. It is believed that this study will assist satellite media personnel in the development of their future programmes with social consciousness. Type of Paper: Empirical Keywords: Structural Equation Modelling; Performance; Socio-cultural Traits; Economical Traits; Psychological Traits; Physiological Traits. JEL Classification: M30, M31, M39.

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