Date of Award
1-1-2015
Language
English
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
College/School/Department
Department of Sociology
Content Description
1 online resource (ii, 98 pages) : illustrations.
Dissertation/Thesis Chair
Christine Bose
Committee Members
Glenna Spitze, Karyn Loscocco
Keywords
Cross-gender friends, Cross-race friends, Friendship, Intersectionality, Racial tokens, Television, Interracial friendship, Interpersonal relations, Man-woman relationships on television, Characters and characteristics on television, Television programs
Subject Categories
Sociology
Abstract
Friendships across race, class and gender have been studied in the past using a variety of theoretical perspectives; however, less often using an intersectional approach. While the study of cross-category friendship has gained more attention in Sociology, gender and race continue to be studied independently of each other. The current study will utilize an intersectional approach to examine how friendships across race and gender are portrayed on television.
Recommended Citation
Daegele, Nichole Suzanne, "Young adult friendship : the portrayal of cross-gender and cross-race friendship on television" (2015). Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024). 1366.
https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/legacy-etd/1366