Analysis of the Interactions Between Immigrant/Foreign Characters and National/Autochthonous Characters in Spanish Television Fiction

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Published: Oct 27, 2014
Issue: Vol. 7 No. 2 (2014): (Jul-Dec) Theory and Research in Interpersonal Communication
Section Estudios (Studies)


Keywords: Interactions audiovisual fiction media contact prejudice immigrants

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María Marcos Ramos
Universidad de Salamanca
Juan José Igartua
Universidad de Salamanca

Abstract

In this paper we present the results of an empirical research in which it were analysed the interactions between immigrants and national characters in a sample of Spanish television fictional programs broadcasted on prime time. This study is a content analysis of 282 interactions between immigrant/foreign and national characters. Thus, it was found that the largest number of relationships between the characters involved was produced in a working context. Moreover, there was a higher proportion of the use of aggressive humour from the national characters to the immigrant/foreigners than in the reverse way. It was also observed that the immigrant/foreigner characters hardly spoke about their feelings, nor were heard by the nationals when they did it, although there were a high number of interactions in which immigrant characters were expressing their opinions and these were attended by national characters. The analysis of the interactions between immigrant and national characters in television fiction is a very important research issue, because it has been proposed that the parasocial interactions are complementary of the interpersonal interactions taking place in daily life (Müller, 2009; Park, 2012).

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Marcos Ramos, M., & Igartua, J. J. (2014). Analysis of the Interactions Between Immigrant/Foreign Characters and National/Autochthonous Characters in Spanish Television Fiction. Anuario Electrónico De Estudios En Comunicación Social "Disertaciones", 7(2), 136–159. Retrieved from https://revistas.urosario.edu.co/index.php/disertaciones/article/view/3737
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