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Sex On Soap Operas Survey

Sex On Soap Operas - Introduction

What's On Your TV?

Purpose of the Article

DAYS OF OUR LIVES or ANOTHER WORLD? - The Reality of Sex on Soap Operas

Are Soap Operas Like The Real World?

Does Watching Soaps Give Unrealistic Ideas?

How Much LOVING in the Afternoon - The Quantity of Sex on Soaps

What's The Soap Audience Actually Seeing?

What's The Audience Actually Seeing - 2

Sex and Its Consequences for THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL of Daytime

Soap Opera Social Issues - Abortion

Soap Opera Social Issues - Rape, Prostitution, and Teenage Pregnancy

Does Sex on Soaps Lead to Trouble?

Does Sex on Soaps Lead To Trouble? - 2

Soap Opera as a GUIDING LIGHT - Effects and Gratifications of Watching Soaps

Are People Influenced By Soap Operas?

Are People Influenced By Soap Operas? - 2

How Involved Do Soap Audiences Get?

"Different Words, Different Worlds" - Deborah Tannen's Theories Applied to Soap Operas

"One-up, One-down" Soap Storylines

Soap Opera Report Talk Versus Rapport Talk

Sex On Soap Operas - Conclusion

Research Notes:

Soap Opera Works Cited And Reviewed - 1

Soap Opera Works Cited And Reviewed - 2

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Sex On Soap Operas was written as part of an academic research project.

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Original Version © 1992 Second Edition © 2006 by Matthew W. Grant

Revised & Expanded Third Edition (© 2011) Now Available At:

Sex On Soaps: Afternoon Love & Lust On Television Daytime Dramas