Abstract: The Journal of Popular CultureVolume 38, Issue 5 p. 834-854 Flow, Home, and Media Pleasures C. Lee Harrington, C. Lee Harrington Miami UniversitySearch for more papers by this authorDenise D. Bielby, Denise D. Bielby University of California–Santa BarbaraSearch for more papers by this author C. Lee Harrington, C. Lee Harrington Miami UniversitySearch for more papers by this authorDenise D. Bielby, Denise D. Bielby University of California–Santa BarbaraSearch for more papers by this author First published: 29 June 2005 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0022-3840.2005.00144.xCitations: 12 C. Lee Harrington is a professor of sociology and an affiliate of the Women's Studies Program at Miami University. Her research interests are in the areas of television studies and the sociology of law. She has published other articles on television and its audiences in journals such as Media, Culture & Society, Poetics, Feminist Media Studies, and Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media. Denise D. Bielby is professor of sociology and affiliated faculty, Center for Film, Television, and New Media at the University of California–Santa Barbara. Her research focuses on sociology of culture, mass media, and gender, and her work has appeared in American Sociological Review, American Journal of Sociology, Poetics, Journal of Popular Culture, Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, and Television and New Media.. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Works Cited Allen, Robert C. Speaking of Soap Operas. Chapel Hill: U of North Carolina P, 1985. 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