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A Content Analysis of the Family Sitcom Humor from the 1950s to the 1990s in the USA

미디어 유머에 대한 내용분석: 1950~1990년대 미국 가족 시트콤을 중심으로

  • 김균수 (전남대학교 신문방송학과)
  • Received : 2013.12.23
  • Accepted : 2014.04.07
  • Published : 2014.04.28
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Abstract

This study content analyzed the comedic events that include mothers to explore a typology of humor and representation of women in family sitcoms over the last decades. The study found that slapstick has been the most prevalent humor type over time. The study also found that romantic and sexual topics were common themes in family situation comedies over the last decades. The study confirmed an increasing pattern for foolishness in terms of the portrayals of sitcom mothers. The result also substantiated the tendentious nature of humor involved in sitcom mothers. Based on the findings, limitations and further research are discussed.

본 연구는 미국 텔레비전의 여성 재현과 유머 유형을 탐색하기 위해 1950년대부터 1990년대까지 반세기에 걸쳐 방영된 가족 시츄에이션 코미디(시트콤)프로그램 중 닐슨 시청률 데이터 자료에 의해 가장 인기 있었던 상위 10개 프로그램에서 여성을 포함한 가족구성원이 반영된 코미디 이벤트를 내용분석 했다. 연구결과, 슬랩스틱(slapstick)코미디가 가장 빈번하게 이용된 것으로 나타났다. 또한 로맨틱 및 성적인 내용이 가장 흔한 코미디 소재로 이용됐다. 특히 가족구성원 중 어머니를 중심으로 한 여성의 재현과 관련해 점차 여성을 희화화의 대상으로 그리고 있는 점은 여성을 대상으로 한 유머가 종종 극단적인(tendentious)속성으로 흐른다는 기존의 연구결과를 뒷받침 했다. 끝으로 '미디어 유머'와 관련한 후속연구 및 국내연구의 필요성을 논의했다.

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