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BROTHERS & SISTERS: A NEW IMPETUS FOR SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION AND ITS IMPACT ON TRADITIONAL CULTIVATION ANALYSIS
| Title: | BROTHERS & SISTERS: A NEW IMPETUS FOR SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION AND ITS IMPACT ON TRADITIONAL CULTIVATION ANALYSIS . |
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| Name(s): |
Elmore, Scott, Author Kenney, Richard, Committee Chair University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Date Issued: | 2008 | |
| Publisher: | University of Central Florida | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Abstract/Description: | Scholars recognize television's ability to influence culture. According to Gerbner, television creates socially constructed realities through the cultivation of its viewers. Television is designed to satisfy the diverse needs of large audiences. The mainstream messages conveyed via television have power to alter perceptions and change culture. Gerbner's theory was constructed from the analysis of crime dramas with single plot lines. Using the ABC television program Brothers & Sisters, this thesis explores the theoretical implications dramas with multiple plot lines have on traditional notions of cultivation theory. Through a content analysis and focus groups, evidence was acquired to suggest that cultivation theory, with the added consideration of involvement, is still able to explain television's influence on the social creation of reality. | |
| Identifier: | CFE0002137 (IID), ucf:47506 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
2008-05-01 M.A. Sciences, Nicholson School of Communication Masters This record was generated from author submitted information. |
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| Subject(s): |
Cultivation Theory Communication Social Construction |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0002137 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | public | |
| Host Institution: | UCF |
