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How Does the Fictional TV Marriage Influence a Young Adult's Own Perceptions About Marriage? Gina A University of Nebraska at Omaha DigitalCommons@UNO Student Work 7-2011 How does the fictional TV marriage influence a young adult's own perceptions about marriage? Gina A. Svedsen University of Nebraska at Omaha Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/studentwork Part of the American Popular Culture Commons, Family, Life Course, and Society Commons, Sociology of Culture Commons, and the Television Commons Recommended Citation Svedsen, Gina A., "How does the fictional TV marriage influence a young adult's own perceptions about marriage?" (2011). Student Work. 10. https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/studentwork/10 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@UNO. It has been accepted for inclusion in Student Work by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@UNO. For more information, please contact [email protected]. HOW DOES THE FICTIONAL TV MARRIAGE INFLUENCE A YOUNG ADULT‘S OWN PERCEPTIONS ABOUT MARRIAGE? A Thesis Presented to the School of Communication And the Faculty of the Graduate College University of Nebraska In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts University of Nebraska at Omaha by Gina A. Svendsen July 2011 Supervisory Committee: Chris Allen Ph.D. Robert Carlson Ph.D. Mary Ann Powell Ph.D. UMI Number: 1497176 All rights reserved INFORMATION TO ALL USERS The quality of this reproduction is dependent on the quality of the copy submitted. In the unlikely event that the author did not send a complete manuscript and there are missing pages, these will be noted. Also, if material had to be removed, a note will indicate the deletion. UMI 1497176 Copyright 2011 by ProQuest LLC. All rights reserved. This edition of the work is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States Code. ProQuest LLC. 789 East Eisenhower Parkway P.O. Box 1346 Ann Arbor, MI 48106 - 1346 Abstract HOW DOES THE FICTIONAL TV MARRIAGE INFLUENCE A YOUNG ADULT‘S OWN PERCEPTIONS ABOUT MARRIAGE? Gina A. Svendsen M.A. University of Nebraska, 2011 Advisor: Chris Allen Ph.D. This study explored the relationship between television influence and the young adult‘s perception of marriage. The participants were 178, college-aged males and females (median age 20) from a large Midwestern university. How much television participants watched and the types of programs they watched were examined. Participants were asked where they got their information about marriage and how they thought marriage was displayed on TV. Two hypotheses were tested -- H1: Female students are more likely than male students to use TV programs for ideas on what marriage is really like; H2: Television has a greater influence over female students than male students with regard to their thoughts and behaviors about love and marriage. Neither hypothesis was supported. However, some gender differences were found. In terms of TV watching, males ranked the Sports, TV Movies, and Educational categories higher than females; females ranked the Drama and Reality categories higher than males. Females ranked their friends as a source on love and marriage higher than males ranked their friends as a source. Other findings in the study include the following. Ninety two percent of participants want to be married someday. For males and females combined, Comedy was the top ranked type of TV show; and Parents or Family were given the most number one rankings as source of information on love and marriage, with Partner being second and Friends third in terms of number one ranking. Participants aged 22 and older ranked the News category higher in terms of watching than 19 to 21 year olds. In addition, participants were more likely to believe TV portrays marriage in a negative tone and stylized manner. Few participants reported they thought TV portrays an accurate representation of real life marriage, and few look to the media for ideas on what marriage is like. i Acknowledgements & Dedication I would like to express my appreciation to everyone who helped me with this project whether it was giving me positive words of encouragement, watching my kids so I could work, participating in my survey, or proofreading this paper. I needed all of you to succeed and I thank you. I did not reach this goal alone and I would like to specifically thank those who had a part in this research and my education. I would like to express my deepest thanks to Dr. Chris Allen. His time and expertise were invaluable to me and I want to thank him for serving as my chair. In addition, I would also like to thank Dr. Robert Carlson and Dr. Mary Ann Powell for all of their advice, feedback and proofreading. I would like to express my gratitude to my mother in-law, Rose Svendsen. Without her never-ending availability to watch my two kids while I spent time at the library, I would have never accomplished this feat. Finally, I want to thank the Lord because the only thing I have control over in this life is my own mind. I would like to dedicate this work to my husband, Adam. We came from families who showed us what a healthy marriage was like. Now, we are showing our children the same values we learned. Before long, it will be their turn. I‘m proud of us for showing them what love, affection, respect and integrity looks like. I would also like to dedicate this work to my children, Noah and Chloé. The investment that will reap the most rewards is an investment in you. Your education can never be taken away from you and will only pay dividends over time. ii Happy is he who has found wisdom, and the man who has acquired understanding; for wisdom is more profitable than silver, and the gain she brings is better than gold. She is more precious than red coral, and all your jewels are no match for her. Long life is her right hand, in her left hand are riches and honor. Her ways are pleasant ways and all paths lead to prosperity. Proverbs 3:13-7 iii Table of Contents Acknowledgements & Dedication ....................................................................................... i Table of Contents ............................................................................................................... iii List of Figures ..................................................................................................................v List of Tables ...................................................................................................................v Introduction ..........................................................................................................................1 Review of Literature ............................................................................................................2 Implied sexual content: The soap opera...........................................................................2 Role portrayals: Gender stereotyping ..............................................................................3 Role portrayals: Sexual script theory ...............................................................................5 Role portrayals: Men & women .......................................................................................6 Multifactor sociocultural theory ......................................................................................9 Viewers‘ knowledge and beliefs ....................................................................................10 Perceptions of marriage and romantic relationships ......................................................11 Marital expectations and cultivation theory ...................................................................12 Statement of Purpose .........................................................................................................16 Methodology ......................................................................................................................18 Participants .....................................................................................................................18 Procedure .......................................................................................................................18 Instrument ......................................................................................................................19 Design of survey instrument ..........................................................................................19 Survey pretest.................................................................................................................22 Results ................................................................................................................................23 Demographics and descriptives .....................................................................................23 Types of TV programs watched .....................................................................................24 Love and marriage information .....................................................................................26 TV portrayal of marriage ...............................................................................................28 Likert scale items on television‘s influence ...................................................................29 Likelihood of marriage ..................................................................................................29 Influence of television....................................................................................................30 Discussion ..........................................................................................................................34
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