Real Men Can Dance, But Not in That Costume: Latter-day Saints' Perception of Gender Roles Portrayed on Dancing with the Stars

Real Men Can Dance, But Not in That Costume: Latter-day Saints' Perception of Gender Roles Portrayed on Dancing with the Stars

This thesis attempts to better understand gender roles portrayed in the media. By using Stuart Hall's theory of audience reception (Hall, 1980) the researcher looks into dance and gender in the media to indicate whether or not LDS participants believe stereotypical gender roles are portrayed on...

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Main Author: Denney, Karson B.
Format: Others
Published: BYU ScholarsArchive 2011
Subjects:
masculine
feminine
gender
ballroom
dance
LDS
Communication
Online Access:https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/2615
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spelling ndltd-BGMYU2-oai-scholarsarchive.byu.edu-etd-36142021-09-01T05:01:59Z Real Men Can Dance, But Not in That Costume: Latter-day Saints' Perception of Gender Roles Portrayed on Dancing with the Stars Denney, Karson B. This thesis attempts to better understand gender roles portrayed in the media. By using Stuart Hall's theory of audience reception (Hall, 1980) the researcher looks into dance and gender in the media to indicate whether or not LDS participants believe stereotypical gender roles are portrayed on Dancing with the Stars." Through four focus groups containing a total of 30 participants, the researcher analyzed costuming, choreography, and judges' comments through the viewer's eyes. From participant responses, the conclusion was made that audience members do perceive stereotypical gender roles on "Dancing with the Stars." Participants felt that costuming was the biggest indicator of gender roles on the show, and that choreography and judges' comments also contributed to the perception of gender roles. 2011-03-17T07:00:00Z text application/pdf https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/2615 https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3614&context=etd http://lib.byu.edu/about/copyright/ Theses and Dissertations BYU ScholarsArchive masculine feminine gender ballroom dance LDS Communication
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topic masculine
feminine
gender
ballroom
dance
LDS
Communication
spellingShingle masculine
feminine
gender
ballroom
dance
LDS
Communication
Denney, Karson B.
Real Men Can Dance, But Not in That Costume: Latter-day Saints' Perception of Gender Roles Portrayed on Dancing with the Stars
description This thesis attempts to better understand gender roles portrayed in the media. By using Stuart Hall's theory of audience reception (Hall, 1980) the researcher looks into dance and gender in the media to indicate whether or not LDS participants believe stereotypical gender roles are portrayed on Dancing with the Stars." Through four focus groups containing a total of 30 participants, the researcher analyzed costuming, choreography, and judges' comments through the viewer's eyes. From participant responses, the conclusion was made that audience members do perceive stereotypical gender roles on "Dancing with the Stars." Participants felt that costuming was the biggest indicator of gender roles on the show, and that choreography and judges' comments also contributed to the perception of gender roles.
author Denney, Karson B.
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title Real Men Can Dance, But Not in That Costume: Latter-day Saints' Perception of Gender Roles Portrayed on Dancing with the Stars
title_short Real Men Can Dance, But Not in That Costume: Latter-day Saints' Perception of Gender Roles Portrayed on Dancing with the Stars
title_full Real Men Can Dance, But Not in That Costume: Latter-day Saints' Perception of Gender Roles Portrayed on Dancing with the Stars
title_fullStr Real Men Can Dance, But Not in That Costume: Latter-day Saints' Perception of Gender Roles Portrayed on Dancing with the Stars
title_full_unstemmed Real Men Can Dance, But Not in That Costume: Latter-day Saints' Perception of Gender Roles Portrayed on Dancing with the Stars
title_sort real men can dance, but not in that costume: latter-day saints' perception of gender roles portrayed on dancing with the stars
publisher BYU ScholarsArchive
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