How a telenovela was adapted for US audiences: With more sex, violence and alcohol

(Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania) Given the increasing depiction of sex, violence and alcohol use in US media over recent decades, researchers sought to learn if such a 'culture of corruption' would influence an American adaptation of a TV show that originated as Spanish-language telenovela. In a pilot study, the researchers found that the US remake 'Jane the Virgin,' adapted from 'Juana la Virgin,' features more risk behavior and less healthy behavior than the original.

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-02/appc-hat020619.php

Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - February 7, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news