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Comunicar Journal 25: Quality Television (Vol. 13 - 2005)

Empirical study on the teensoap «Al salir de clase»: Soap Opera's power in the transmission of values among teenagers

https://doi.org/10.3916/C25-2005-070

Yolanda Montero-Rivero

Abstract

The television's power to socializate teenagers is always reason for worry among educators and social scientists. Soap Opera is one of the highest exponents as transmitter of values, rules, attitudes and opinions. This article presents an empirical study about the spanish teen soap «Al salir de clase», which analyses its contents and adolescent's reception.

Keywords

Television, socialization, values, adolescents