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Real Men Can Dance, but Not in That Costume: Latter-Day Saints' Perception of Gender Roles Portrayed on Dancing with the Stars Brigham Young University BYU ScholarsArchive Theses and Dissertations 2011-03-17 Real Men Can Dance, But Not in That Costume: Latter-day Saints' Perception of Gender Roles Portrayed on Dancing with the Stars Karson B. Denney Brigham Young University - Provo Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd Part of the Communication Commons BYU ScholarsArchive Citation Denney, Karson B., "Real Men Can Dance, But Not in That Costume: Latter-day Saints' Perception of Gender Roles Portrayed on Dancing with the Stars" (2011). Theses and Dissertations. 2615. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/2615 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of BYU ScholarsArchive. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. REAL MEN CAN DANCE, BUT NOT IN THAT COSTUME: LATTER-DAY SAINTS‟ PERCEPTION OF GENDER ROLES PORTRAYED ON “DANCING WITH THE STARS” By Karson B. Denney A thesis submitted to the faculty of Brigham Young University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Communications Department of Communications Brigham Young University April 2011 Copyright © 2011 Karson B. Denney All Rights Reserved ABSTRACT REAL MEN CAN DANCE, BUT NOT IN THAT COSTUME: LATTER-DAY SAINTS‟ PERCEPTION OF GENDER ROLES PORTRAYED ON “DANCING WITH THE STARS” Karson B. Denney Department of Communications Master of Arts This thesis attempts to better understand gender roles portrayed in the media. By using Stuart Hall‟s theory of audience reception (Hall, 1980) the researcher looks into dance and gender in the media to indicate whether or not LDS participants believe stereotypical gender roles are portrayed on “Dancing with the Stars.” Through four focus groups containing a total of 30 participants, the researcher analyzed costuming, choreography, and judges‟ comments through the viewer‟s eyes. From participant responses, the conclusion was made that audience members do perceive stereotypical gender roles on “Dancing with the Stars.” Participants felt that costuming was the biggest indicator of gender roles on the show, and that choreography and judges‟ comments also contributed to the perception of gender roles. Keywords: masculine, feminine, gender, ballroom, dance, LDS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank all of the people that have helped me to accomplish so much throughout my life. Thank you to my wife Betsy who has always loved me and been the crutch that has held me up during the most stressful times in life. Thank you to my daughter Izzy who has brought so much love and joy to our family. Thank you to my parents who have always supported me both emotionally and financially throughout my education. Thank you to my siblings for always being there for me. Thank you to the wonderful faculty in the Communications Department for making my graduate education so enjoyable. Thank you to Steven Thomsen and Curt Holman for supporting me as members of my thesis committee. I would especially like to thank Clark Callahan for taking on the task of being my thesis chair. Clark made learning so much fun and helped me to love the field of communications. He always knew what to do to keep me motivated. Thank you! Dedicated to my sister Sherese Denney Jessee July 22, 1965 - October 28, 2010. Real Men Can Dance v TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter I: Introduction ................................................................................................................ 1 Purpose Statement ....................................................................................................................... 2 Chapter II: Review of Literature ................................................................................................ 4 Dance and Culture ....................................................................................................................... 4 Popularity of Ballroom Dance Today ......................................................................................... 5 Portraying Gender in Dance ........................................................................................................ 8 Masculinity in Dance. ............................................................................................................ 10 Femininity in Dance. ............................................................................................................. 11 Gender Roles ............................................................................................................................. 12 Female Gender Roles in the Media. ...................................................................................... 13 Male Gender Roles in the Media. .......................................................................................... 16 Chapter III: Dancing with the Stars ......................................................................................... 18 Chapter IV: Method ................................................................................................................... 21 Reception Analysis .................................................................................................................... 21 Background Information ........................................................................................................... 25 The Researcher. ..................................................................................................................... 25 Characteristics of LDS Subjects. ........................................................................................... 25 Definition of Masculinity and Femininity. ............................................................................ 27 Artifact ...................................................................................................................................... 28 Procedure ................................................................................................................................... 30 Participant Demographics ......................................................................................................... 34 Artifact Shown .......................................................................................................................... 35 Chapter V: Results and Discussion ........................................................................................... 39 Costumes ................................................................................................................................... 40 Choreography ............................................................................................................................ 40 Judges‟ Comments .................................................................................................................... 41 Control ....................................................................................................................................... 42 LDS Influence ........................................................................................................................... 43 Wearing Less to Cover Up ........................................................................................................ 48 Concerned About Ratings ......................................................................................................... 49 Real Men Can Dance vi Professionals vs. Celebrities ...................................................................................................... 51 Out With the Old ....................................................................................................................... 53 Is Dance Just Feminine? ............................................................................................................ 56 Costumes vs. Physical Characteristics ...................................................................................... 58 A Time and a Place ................................................................................................................... 60 Chapter VI: Theory and Conclusion ........................................................................................ 63 Appendix I ................................................................................................................................... 66 Appendix II .................................................................................................................................. 67 Appendix III ................................................................................................................................ 69 Appendix IV ................................................................................................................................ 71 Appendix V .................................................................................................................................. 72 Appendix VI ................................................................................................................................ 73 Appendix VII ............................................................................................................................... 74 Appendix VIII ............................................................................................................................. 75 Appendix IX ...............................................................................................................................
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