Open AccessFamily Relations and Physical Encounters in Arab Soap Operas
Author(s) -
Dina Toufic Hakim
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
al-raida
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2226-4841
pISSN - 0259-9953
DOI - 10.32380/alrj.v0i0.595
Subject(s) - soap , family ties , advertising , sociology , gender studies , media studies , history , genealogy , computer science , business , world wide web
Soap operas, whose viewers have been on the rise globally, are potentially a major force in the transmission of values and lifestyles and sexual information to young viewers. The purpose of this article is to introduce the reader to the content of Arab soap operas in terms of family ties and physical encounter. It examines the themes of various Lebanese, Syrian, and Egyptian soaps and describes the differences, ifany, in the portrayal of the three sub-societies.