Soap Opera

Preface: Why Soap Opera?.

Introduction: History and Theories.

Part I: The Soap Business.

1. Soap Opera and the Broadcasting Industry.

2. Elements of Production: Features of the Form.

Part II: The Content of Soap Operas.

3. Soap Stars: Actors and Icons.

4. Soap Opera and Everyday Life: Decades of Domestic Drama.

5. The Big Issues.

Part III: Soap Opera and its Audiences.

6. A Universal Form.

7. The Cultural History of Soap Opera and the Audience.

References.

Index