Exploring the prevalence of success stories in popular work-related television series: A content analysis

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Poetics Pub Date : 2024-01-17 DOI:10.1016/j.poetic.2024.101866

Sarah Devos , Femke Konings , Steven Eggermont , Laura Vandenbosch

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This content analytical study (N = four series, 59 characters, and 2411 scenes) investigates how success stories are portrayed in work-related television series (i.e., television series centered on the working environment) that are available in several countries, namely Suits, Grey's Anatomy, The Bold Type, and The Good Doctor. Based on the ideas of cultivation theory, this study explores how such television series define (professional) success and whether the accomplishments portrayed in them adhere to the malleability narrative (i.e., a narrative in which success is portrayed as achievable by everyone provided they work hard for it). By analyzing the main and secondary characters, this study explores which character traits are associated with (professional) success and examines the presence of references to personal accountability and perseverance.

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探究与工作相关的热门电视剧中成功故事的普遍性：内容分析

本内容分析法研究（N = 4 部电视剧、59 个人物和 2411 个场景）调查了在多个国家播出的与工作相关的电视剧（即以工作环境为中心的电视剧）中如何描绘成功故事，这些电视剧是《套装》（Suits）、《实习医生格蕾》（Grey's Anatomy）、《大胆类型》（The Bold Type）和《好医生》（The Good Doctor）。本研究以培养理论为基础，探讨此类电视剧如何定义（职业）成功，以及其中所描绘的成就是否符合可塑性叙事（即成功被描绘成只要努力就能实现的叙事）。通过分析主要人物和次要人物，本研究探讨了哪些性格特征与（职业）成功相关联，并研究了是否存在对个人责任和毅力的提及。

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Poetics Multiple-

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期刊介绍： Poetics is an interdisciplinary journal of theoretical and empirical research on culture, the media and the arts. Particularly welcome are papers that make an original contribution to the major disciplines - sociology, psychology, media and communication studies, and economics - within which promising lines of research on culture, media and the arts have been developed.