( D ) Analysing the Results

     The last step in Content Analysis is analysing the results. Now that each episode has been coded and categorized, we must now produce a quantitative account of the content.

      Analysing the results of the content analysis, we can see that season two primarily deals with the Soprano family and issues within the family ( 11 out of 13 episodes ). Of course, we do see gang related business ( 7 out of 13 episodes ) as other key category that makes up the content in season two. We also see a bit of Tony Sopranoís sickness and his psychiatric help appearing more in season two ( 2 of 13 episodes ) then we did before. Another key content category we see in season two is problems within the soprano organization as more and more episodes dealt with people within the organization backstabbing and turning on others within the organization ( 3 of 13 ). Thus, it is clear that through Content Analysis of season two of the Sopranoís, although Mafia business and violence continue to be key content categories, family issues make up most of the content.

     This analysis also gives a good indication of why Sopranoís as a TV series has had such great success. The fact that it deals with so much content and a variety of content makes it very popular with its audience and has directly lead to its success. However, this also forces the reader to read deeply into an episode in order to get the meaning, as there is so much happening at once. Although this analysis showed that family issues is the key content and meaning behind majority of the episodes, the analysis does show that each episode has a variety of content and this forces the reader to look deeper into the episode to get the meaning.

Daanish Jaffer

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