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Reproductive Rights in Medical Dramas: A Feminist Analysis of Portrayals of Gender Roles on the Topic of Abortion on Television

Hungerford, Kristen A
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1279052562

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2010, Master of Arts, University of Akron, Communication.
Abortion has long been contested in the United States. This issue has been greatly debated in political, medical, ethical, and religious forums. In particular, American television has portrayed such positions pertaining to the issue of abortion. This thesis examines portrayals of women contemplating abortion. Specifically, depictions of gender roles were evaluated. Overall, these mediated messages convey the notion of abortion as wrong, immoral, and sacrilegious. Furthermore, women characters are portrayed as being subjected to the “expertise” of the “heroic” male physician characters; thereby further perpetuating patriarchal portrayals in American popular culture.
Mary E. Triece, Dr. (Advisor)
91 p.
Communication; Health; Motion Pictures; Religion; Rhetoric; Womens Studies
Feminist Theory; Ideology; Mass Media; Popular Culture; Television; Film; ER; House; Pregnancy; Abortion; Motherhood; Reproductive Rights; Physicians

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  • Hungerford, K. A. (2010). Reproductive Rights in Medical Dramas: A Feminist Analysis of Portrayals of Gender Roles on the Topic of Abortion on Television [Master's thesis, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1279052562

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Hungerford, Kristen. Reproductive Rights in Medical Dramas: A Feminist Analysis of Portrayals of Gender Roles on the Topic of Abortion on Television. 2010. University of Akron, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1279052562.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Hungerford, Kristen. "Reproductive Rights in Medical Dramas: A Feminist Analysis of Portrayals of Gender Roles on the Topic of Abortion on Television." Master's thesis, University of Akron, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1279052562

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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