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The Context of Current Content Analysis of Gender Roles: An Introduction to a Special Issue
Rena M Rudy1, Lucy Popova, Daniel G Linz
1Department of Communication, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93105-4020 USA.
Abstract:
The aim of this paper is to provide context for the quantitative content analyses of gender roles that are to be included in both parts of this special issue. First, a timeline of historical uses of the content analysis methodology is presented. Second, research objectives that frequently drive content analysis of gender roles are described; these include: to support feminist claims, to compare media with real life, to predict effects on audiences, and to detect effects of media producers on content. Third, previous content analyses published in Sex Roles and other gender-focused journals are reviewed and categorized in terms of medium, genre, time span, gender, and nationality. Finally, contributions of each of the articles in this special issue are outlined.
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