Date of Award:
8-2023
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
Communication Studies and Philosophy
Committee Chair(s)
Mollie Murphy
Committee
Mollie Murphy
Committee
Nicole Allen
Committee
Timothy Curran
Abstract
Television is thought to be a form of entertainment through its many genres from comedy to drama, however, it is more than a relaxing pastime. Television series construct messages that influence audiences to accept specific behaviors. In this thesis, I analyzed the portrayal of the two main female characters in the popular television series How I Met Your Mother (2005-2009) and I argued how their depiction served to represent childless women as unwomanly and mothers as the ideal woman.
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Recommended Citation
Marinho, Jessica, "All Good Women Are Mothers: Exploring Gender Binaries in How I Met Your Mother" (2023). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 8839.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/8839
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