TV드라마에 나타난 한국 베이비붐세대의 표상

초록

The current study analyzed a total of 18 Korean television dramas in which the Korean babyboomers characters were featured. 3 major attributes in portrayals of these babyboomers were found. The babyboomers in television drams tended to have a strong drive for economic success and properity of their business. They would not choose means to achieve their goals and material success. Secondly, they babyboomers often played parental roles n the dramas and they showed strong guidance for their children, emphasizing family ties and family values. As a reflection of social reality the Korean babyboomers face, these dramas showed polarized representations of the generation: the people who enjoy material success and leaders of the society and the people who have not received higher education and suffered financial difficulties. Mostly, the Korean babyboomers were portrayed as parents of main characters, not as main characters who lead storylines of dramas.

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