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The Last of England: Banal Nationalism and Communities of Loss in British Pub Closure Media Narratives. [PDF]
Br J SociolABSTRACT While pubs have long been celebrated as a quintessential part of British culture, the ongoing and increasingly rapid closure of British pubs has raised concerns about the impacts of their loss on the wider cultural life and identity of the nation.
Deakin R, Thurnell-Read T.
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Chemical Reactions, Drowning Swimmers, Owner's Manuals: The Power of Metaphors in Couple Therapy. [PDF]
Fam ProcessABSTRACT Over many years of working with couples, I have found that certain metaphors—drawn from images, films, stories, jokes, song lyrics, research findings, or events in my life—can be especially effective and memorable in clarifying and normalizing the diverse experiences of distressed couples.
Nielsen AC.
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Concealed coexistence: Reproductive choice and coercion in Timor-Leste. [PDF]
Med Anthropol QAbstract Choice is a central concept in reproductive rights. However, a discourse of choice in reproductive health can also mask precisely the act it aims to protect against: coercion. Whilst choice has been explored extensively in studies of reproductive rights and justice, understandings of coercion are fragmented and under‐theorized.
Burke L.
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Impact of Soap Operas on the Television Viewers: Experience from Pakistani Society
Journal of Business and Social Review in Emerging Economies, 2021 Soap operas are popular genre in media industry from all over the world. Generally, Soap operas focus on family dramas, domestic issues and women plight. There were number of studies conducted to explore public perception regarding soap operas.
Beenish Zaheen +2 more
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Soap operas and the history of fan discussion
Transformative Works and Cultures, 2008 For decades, fans of U.S. soap operas have formed social networks surrounding their shows, and they did so even before the concept entered the vernacular.
Sam Ford
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Gender Roles, Family Models and Community-Building Processes in Poblenou
Rassegna Iberistica, 2018 This article explores connections between construction of gender roles, family models and community-building processes in soap opera narratives. The underlying research hypothesis maintains that construction of gender roles and family models in soap ...
Grassi, Silvia
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Soap opera viewing in a communal context
Communicare, 2022 This paper presents some of the findings of an ethnographic audience study of the soap opera viewing patterns and interpretations of Zulu-speaking students living in residences at a South African university (Natal University’s Durban campus) who watch ...
Michele Tager
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Between Fact and Fiction: Documentary Telenovela, or Docusoap Polish Style
Kwartalnik Filmowy, 2013 The article deals with documentary soap operas, or the Polish version of docusoaps. This is a television genre that is a hybrid of observational documentary and elements typical of soap operas. In the introduction the author presents up to date research
Beata Kosińska-Krippner
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REPRESENTASI HADIS DALAM SINETRON INDONESIA
Riwayah: Jurnal Studi Hadis, 2018 The aim of this study is to show how the hadith is represented in sinetron (soap operas). What is the meaning behind the representation. It is motivated by the existence of pros and cons of the use of hadith in sinetron.
Primi Rohimi
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Soap operas will not wash for wildlife
People and Nature, 2021 Natural history documentaries are a globally important source of information about wildlife, conservation and environmental issues, and they are the closest many will get to seeing featured animals and their behaviour in the wild. They are entertainment,
Keith Somerville +3 more
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