Soap operas and gossip

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Soap operas, and the gossip or idle talk they portray and stimulate, plays a wider role than viewers are generally aware of. Gossip between the characters provides viewers with information and details on the development of the plot and shifting relationships between the characters. The popularity of soap operas has made them topics of gossip between viewers, most of whom are women. The popular press also contributes to the spread of gossip by discussing relationships between characters, aspects of production, and also by interviewing and writing about the performing artists.

Soap operas, Gossip

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Public eyes and private genes: historical frames, news constructions, and social problems

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The way news media report about the relationship between genetics and social or behavioral problems has significant influence on the public's perception of these problems. The emergence of the pseudoscience, eugenics, in the early 1900s sparked social and racial discrimination that affected immigrants and intercultural relationships between racially diverse groups. Furthermore, the way genetics is perceived by the public eye through media news reporting should be guided by social scientists to prevent misconceptions.

Genetic aspects, Books, Behavior genetics, Behavioral genetics, Book Review, Book reviews, Social scientists, Social problems, Eugenics, Public Eyes and Private Genes: Historical Frames, News Constructions, and Social Problems (Book)

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A mirage of genes

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Issues concerning popular conception of developments in medical genetics are discussed. The field of modern genetics is examined by comparing it to Rene Dubos' classic analysis, 'Mirage of Health' and his analysis of the structure and limits of germ theory.

Public opinion, Medical genetics, Dubos, Rene J., Mirage of Health (Book)

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