published_or_final_version / Social Work / Master / Master of Social Work

published_or_final_version / Social Work / Master / Master of Social Work

published_or_final_version / History / Master / Master of Philosophy

Peng Lin. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 140-147). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / Acknowledgements --- p.iv / Table of Contents --- p.v / List of Figures --- p.vii / List of Tables --- p.vii / Chapter Chapter 1: --- Introduction: --- p.1 / Theoretical Context of the Problem --- p.1 / The Case of Guangzhou --- p.4 / "Composition of “TV Generation"" in Guangzhou" --- p.6 / Chapter 1. --- Native Guangzhou youth: --- p.6 / Chapter 2. --- "Non-native Guangzhou youth (children of early immigrants, those who were born in or moved with their parents to Guangzhou before teenage):" --- p.7 / Cultural Proximity Between Guangzhou and Hong Kong --- p.8 / Organization of Chapters --- p.10 / Chapter Chapter 2: --- Literature Review --- p.12 / Trans-border Television and Its Social Impact --- p.12 / Chapter 1. --- Media's Modernizing Influence --- p.13 / Chapter 2. --- Media's Impact on Cultural Identities --- p.14 / Chapter 3. --- Media Impact in Asian Cases --- p.17 / Audience in Trans-border TV Consumption --- p.20 / Chapter 1. --- Modes of Decoding & Audience Resistance --- p.20 / Chapter 2. --- Cultural Proximity and Reception of Local/Transnational Programs --- p.22 / Young Audience in Trans-Border TV Consumption --- p.27 / Chapter 1. --- Identification and TV Viewing --- p.28 / Chapter 2. --- Cultural Proximity and Television Viewing --- p.29 / Trans-border Media Consumption in Cross-generational Context --- p.32 / Chapter 1. --- Mass Media and Collective Memory --- p.34 / Chapter 2. --- Cultural Practices and Generation --- p.37 / Summary --- p.38 / Chapter Chapter 3: --- Research Design --- p.42 / Research Questions --- p.42 / Rationale for Using a Qualitative Approach --- p.42 / Research Methods --- p.43 / Chapter 1. --- In-depth Interview: --- p.43 / Chapter 2. --- Generational Comparative Studies --- p.45 / Sampling Procedures --- p.46 / Data Analysis --- p.48 / Chapter Chapter 4: --- Cultural Proximity in Young Audiences' Consumption of Hong Kong Drama --- p.50 / Guangzhou Young Audiences' Television Consumption --- p.52 / Watching Hong Kong dramas --- p.56 / Chapter 1. --- Dramas of excellent quality --- p.57 / Chapter 2. --- Viewing Preferences and Cultural Proximity --- p.58 / Chapter 3. --- Getting used to the “Hong Kong style´ح: --- p.62 / Pleasures and Media Uses --- p.64 / Chapter 1. --- Topics in Communication --- p.64 / Chapter 2. --- Linguistic Source --- p.65 / Chapter 3. --- Knowledge about Society --- p.66 / Chapter 4. --- Idol Worship --- p.68 / Chapter 5. --- Reference for Modern Lifestyle --- p.69 / Conclusion --- p.72 / Chapter Chapter 5: --- Cultural Proximity in Young Audiences' Perception of Hong Kong from Hong Kong Drama --- p.74 / Cultural impact of trans-border media --- p.74 / The Image of Hong Kong: A Visualized Modern City --- p.76 / Audiences' Cultural Identification: Guangzhou versus Hong Kong --- p.79 / Chapter 1. --- A “Not So Different´ح Strategy --- p.82 / Chapter 2. --- Cultural Affiliation as a Basic Tenet --- p.84 / Chapter 3. --- Aligned with the Nation --- p.87 / Chapter 4. --- Identification with Modern Lifestyle --- p.90 / Chapter 5. --- Going to the More Modernized --- p.94 / Conclusion: the Factor of Cultural Proximity in Media Perception --- p.99 / Chapter Chapter 6: --- Guangzhou Young Audiences in a Cross-Generational Context --- p.103 / Generational patterns in media consumption --- p.104 / Chapter 1. --- Watching TV in Daily Life --- p.106 / Chapter 2. --- Viewing Preferences： Hong Kong Drama versus Mainland Drama --- p.108 / Perception of Hong Kong from dramas --- p.117 / Perception of Hong Kong in relation to China --- p.120 / Conclusion --- p.122 / Chapter Chapter 7: --- Conclusions and Discussions --- p.125 / Summary --- p.125 / Implications and Limitations --- p.129 / Appendixes --- p.133 / Appendix I: INTERVIEW PROTOCAL (Translated from Chinese) --- p.133 / Appendix II: PROFILE OF RESEARCH RESPONDENTS --- p.136 / Appendix III: VIEWING PROFILES OF RESEARCH RESPONDENTS --- p.138 / Bibliography --- p.140