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Nature of <strong>Sexual</strong> Activity <strong>in</strong> Scene<br />

<strong>Sexual</strong> Talk<br />

<strong>Sexual</strong> Behaviour<br />

Total<br />

Sex and <strong>Sexual</strong>ity: A <strong>Content</strong> Analysis of <strong>Soap</strong> <strong>Operas</strong><br />

Gender<br />

Male Female Total<br />

Count 40 54 94<br />

% with<strong>in</strong> Nature of <strong>Sexual</strong> Activity <strong>in</strong> Scene 42.6% 57.4% 100.0%<br />

% with<strong>in</strong> Gender 74.1% 80.6% 77.7%<br />

Count 14 13 27<br />

% with<strong>in</strong> Nature of <strong>Sexual</strong> Activity <strong>in</strong> Scene 51.9% 48.1% 100.0%<br />

% with<strong>in</strong> Gender 25.9% 19.4% 22.3%<br />

Count 54 67 121<br />

% with<strong>in</strong> Nature of <strong>Sexual</strong> Activity <strong>in</strong> Scene 44.6% 55.4% 100.0%<br />

% with<strong>in</strong> Gender 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%<br />

Table 3.3 The distribution of characters by gender across sexual talk and behaviour <strong>in</strong> Coronation<br />

Street (X 2 =.734, df=1, p

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