The purpose of this pilot study was to examine the characters portrayed on "prime-time" television drama in an attempt to determine how they compared, with the distribution represented in U. S. Census Bureau data for sex, marital status and occupational status. In pursuing this objective, it was also concerned with the development of a method of content analysis that would not require use of a videotape recorder.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 2004. / "Printed in 2005 by digital xerographic process on acid free paper"--Prelim. p. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (p. 65-69).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 2004. / "Printed in 2005 by digital xerographic process on acid free paper"--Prelim. p. Includes bibliographical references (p. 65-69).