Chapter 4 Sexual Content in Soap Operas - Leicester Research ...

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Type of Reference to Risk & Responsibility
Mention of multiple R & R issues
Mention/presence/use of condom
Mention of concerns about general STDs
Sex and Sexuality: A Content Analysis of Soap Operas
Coronation
Street
EastEnders
Hollyoaks
Soap Operas
Count 2 0 1 1 2 0 6
Hollyoaks in the
City
Home & Away
Neighbours
Total
% within Soap Operas 11.8% .0% 11.1% 25.0% 25.0% .0% 10.2%
Count 0 0 0 3 0 0 3
% within Soap Operas .0% .0% .0% 75.0% .0% .0% 5.1%
Count 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
% within Soap Operas 5.9% .0% .0% .0% .0% .0% 1.7%
Count 7 7 3 0 0 4 21
Mention of risks of actual unwanted/unplanned pregnancy
% within Soap Operas 41.2% 41.2% 33.3% .0% .0% 100.0% 35.6%
Mention of /debating abortion
Mention of virginity/abstinence/sexual patience
Total
Count 4 9 0 0 0 0 13
% within Soap Operas 23.5% 52.9% .0% .0% .0% .0% 22.0%
Count 3 1 5 0 6 0 15
% within Soap Operas 17.6% 5.9% 55.6% .0% 75.0% .0% 25.4%
Count 17 17 9 4 8 4 59
% within Soap Operas 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Table 4.1 Types of reference to Risk & Responsibility by soap operas
Soap Operas
Coronation Street
EastEnders
Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks in the
City
Home & Away
Neighbours
Total
Peer to
peer
Source of Information (R & R)
Partner to
Partner
Parent to
Child
Other Total
Count 9 5 2 1 17
% within Soap Operas 52.9% 29.4% 11.8% 5.9% 100.0%
Count 8 6 3 0 17
% within Soap Operas 47.1% 35.3% 17.6% .0% 100.0%
Count 5 2 2 0 9
% within Soap Operas 55.6% 22.2% 22.2% .0% 100.0%
Count 0 2 1 1 4
% within Soap Operas .0% 50.0% 25.0% 25.0% 100.0%
Count 3 0 5 0 8
% within Soap Operas 37.5% .0% 62.5% .0% 100.0%
Count 3 1 0 0 4
% within Soap Operas 75.0% 25.0% .0% .0% 100.0%
Count 28 16 13 2 59
% within Soap Operas 47.5% 27.1% 22.0% 3.4% 100.0%
Table 4.2 Source of Information of R & R topics across each of the seven soap operas
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