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The Effects Of Telephone Technology On Saudi Arabian Society, Khalid I. Otibi
The Effects Of Telephone Technology On Saudi Arabian Society, Khalid I. Otibi
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The current research explores the significance of the introduction of telephone technology into Saudi Arabia. The problem addressed by the research was to identify and describe the cultural and economic significance that the telephone has had in Saudi Arabia. The purpose of the research was specifically to study the significance that telephone technology has in the three areas of family ties, business, and transportation. The methodology began with the development a data-collection document. An English version of the document was administered as a pilot test to students at the University of Northern Iowa. This pilot test revealed that the document …
Soap Talk: The Appeal Of Soap Opera To Contemporary Female Audiences, Catherine M. Drain
Soap Talk: The Appeal Of Soap Opera To Contemporary Female Audiences, Catherine M. Drain
Presidential Scholars Theses (1990 – 2006)
The purpose of this paper is to explain why women find contemporary television soap operas so enjoyable to consume. The primary methodology that is utilized to accomplish this purpose is a structural analysis of the eleven characteristics of soap opera proposed by communication cultural analyst Mary Ellen Brown (1994). To support this analysis, examples are taken from a currently airing television soap opera, "All My Children," which can be seen daily at noon on ABC. Implications for further study of the soap opera genre are then discussed. First, however, a brief history of soap opera and several of its contemporary …