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| Greenberg, Bradley S. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedGreenberg, Bradley S.; Busselle, Rick W. – Journal of Communication, 1996
Finds that soap operas analyzed in 1994 contain more frequent sexual incidence on an hourly average, both within the same soaps analyzed a decade earlier and even more so on two additional very popular soaps. Shows that the more frequent sex centers on physical intercourse, primarily among partners not married to anyone; and sexual activity is…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Sexuality, Soap Operas, Television
