Representation of ‘family’ in indian television serials
Journal Title: Anthropological Researches and Studies - Year 2018, Vol 8, Issue 8
Abstract
Objectives. Effects of globalization have been limited in relation to Indian family structure and culture. Television, an important source of infotainment for most Indian households, reflects social reality with real-time, tempered with elements of drama and stereotypical depictions of characters within families. This paper analyses family as a unit, a universal theme in most television serials, its inter and intra family relationships and extent of dramatic liberty to overcome the limitations of a serial’s life. Material and methods. Ethnographic content analysis of the top ten Hindi serials (national language of India) of 2016 (based on Broadcast Audience Research Council, India) was conducted with main characters within family as the unit of analysis. Descriptions of protagonists and the power equations determine the relationships and hierarchies within television families. Categories that emerged from the narratives using grounded theory were: structure of the family, the power centers within the family, the portrayal of ‘good’ and ‘evil’ and its relation to power equations within the family members. Results and Conclusions. As a descriptive study, the results obtained reflect the conclusions. Rich, upper-middle-class joint families are still the most popular institutions in television serials and women continue to be dominant forces in soap operas. A shift in the importance of characters within the family fold incorporates the changing dynamics in the current Indian society. The naturalization of ‘supernatural beings’ in the family serials helped overcome the temporal and spatial limitations of an ordinary serial, a trend reflecting global agenda.
Authors and Affiliations
Gudipaty Nagamallika
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP569358
- DOI 10.26758/8.1.22
- Views 98
- Downloads 0
The Moral Motivation in Treating Addictions as Basis of the Multidisciplinary Team Pedagogy
Building the interventional diagnosis and support team seems to be the simplest method among the methods of the active intervention. However, choosing the intervention principles cannot be a morally indifferent process....
Changes in body composition and skeletal robustness in 7-17-year-old children and adolescents from Plovdiv, Bulgaria (1998-2008)
Objectives. Overweight and obesity among children and adolescents represent a global epidemic problem that leads to a number of socially serious diseases among grown-ups. The purpose of this study is to assess the change...
Gender and culture-related barriers to access to mother and infant health services in the Far North of Cameroon
Objectives. The Far North region of Cameroon has one of the highest neonatal, child mortality and poverty rates in the country. The aim of this study was to understand the gender and culture-related barriers to women’s u...
Aspects regarding the influence of the family and the social peer group on drug use in a lot of pupils and students from Bucharest
Objectives. This paper aims at presenting the prevalence of illicit drug use among a group of pupils and students in Bucharest, as well as the influence of family and friends on drug use. Material and methods. This quant...
Psychopathology and parent-child relationships in illicit drugs users
Objectives: Drug usage represents an important and profound problem, as it can have long-term negative effects on the individual and society. According to previous studies, drug usage is connected to several factors, amo...