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“Infidelity and Betrayal in Marriage: A Content Analysis of Men Who Cheat in Hollywood Films”

“Infidelity and Betrayal in Marriage: A Content Analysis of Men Who Cheat in Hollywood Films”. By: Carolyn Logan. Persuasive Purpose.

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“Infidelity and Betrayal in Marriage: A Content Analysis of Men Who Cheat in Hollywood Films”

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  1. “Infidelity and Betrayal in Marriage: A Content Analysis of Men Who Cheat in Hollywood Films” By: Carolyn Logan

  2. Persuasive Purpose • To analyze how extramarital affairs, as related to the male midlife “crisis” has been constructed in media, specifically in Hollywood films from the 1950s to 2005. • The data collected from this analysis of films is utilized to identify a trend and the changes occurred over a period of time

  3. Previous Literature • Male Power and Status • Gutmann (1997) • Richardson (1988) • Motives for Sexual Intimacy in Affair • Fair (1978) • Farrer and Zhongzin (2003) • Gender Differences • Buunk (1984) • Gordon (1990) • Farrer and Zhongzin (2003)

  4. THEORY • Social Construction of Masculinity • Gutmann (1997) Masculinity Defined • Testi (1997) Hegemonic masculinity • Bordo (1999) The Male Body: A New Look at Men in Public and in Private

  5. Methodology • Data was obtained through a content analysis of American films to assess how movies construct a married man having an affair. • The sample of films used was released between the 1950s and the year 2005. • The sample population was obtained from a list of movies found on the Internet Movie Database, amazon.com, and msn.com. • Final sample size of 34 films • Stratified, random selection of films made for a total final sample of 12 films. • Coding

  6. 2005 1983 1984 1980 1987 1979 2005 1955 1990 1997 1978 1960

  7. Findings • Demographic characteristics of adulterous men in film • 100% White, 100% Heterosexual • Age 58% (40s), 25% (20s), 17% (30s) • 50% Upper/Upper Middle Class, 33% Middle • More than half of men had children (67%)

  8. The most common occupation was a businessman (58%), including accountants, bankers, attorneys, and others.

  9. Table 6

  10. Findings Cont. • Amount of Shame shown by the husband • Half (50%) showed no shame or regrets • Half (50%) showed men being depressed, nervous, and stressed • Amount of Nudity exposed in films • 1950s, 60s, & 70s – No Nudity Shown • 1980s  2005 – Moderate to Extreme amt. of Nudity • Data here shows that sexuality in Hollywood films has been more open and socially acceptable on the screen since the 80s.

  11. Discussion • The typical adulterous male in Hollywood film is a white, 37 year old heterosexual businessman, married with children. • Age of husband during time of affair decreased over the decades. • Having children does not necessarily mean your marriage is more stable. • “Power-imbalanced” relationships • Businessmen are more likely to cheat on their wives than men in other occupations. • Today we have more easily accessible and available forms of communicating with one another. • The Feminist Movement

  12. Questions

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