Young adult friendship: The portrayal of cross-gender and cross-race friendship on television

Friendships across race, class and gender have been studied in the past using a variety of theoretical perspectives; however, less often using an intersectional approach. While the study of cross-category friendship has gained more attention in Sociology, gender and race continue to be studied indep...

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Main Author Daegele, Nichole S
Format Dissertation
LanguageEnglish
Published ProQuest Dissertations & Theses 01.01.2015
Subjects
Demography
Mass communications
Social psychology
Sociology
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Summary:Friendships across race, class and gender have been studied in the past using a variety of theoretical perspectives; however, less often using an intersectional approach. While the study of cross-category friendship has gained more attention in Sociology, gender and race continue to be studied independently of each other. The current study will utilize an intersectional approach to examine how friendships across race and gender are portrayed on television.
ISBN:9781321994315
1321994311