1. How valid is it to regard soap opera as television for women
... to other begins virtually from birth. Mothers relate to their daughter and son differently, girls are regarded as continuous with the self where as boys are seen as a different entity. "This is a form of training for later life in which a women's role is to relate to other human beings, in the traditional female role dyad of wife and mother". (Williams 1983) Because women are socialized ... they probably spent hours having their hair and make up done professionally! These characters help the female viewer to find their inner self. Women watching soap operas are not like kids watching ca...
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