Women and Soap Opera: A Study of Prime Time Soaps

by Christine Geraghty

Book Overview

This is the first major study of the roles of women in prime time soap operas. In a comparative analysis of British and North American television soaps, Christine Geraghty examines the relationship between the narratives on the screen and the women viewers who make up the traditional soap audience. Within the structure of many of the most popular soaps, such as Dallas, Dynasty, Coronation Street and EastEnders, the split between public and personal...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745605680
• ISBN13: 9780745605685
• Release Date: August 1991
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"