Critical Thinking About Sex, Love, and Romance in the Mass Media

Media Literacy Applications
Herausgeber: Galician, Mary-Lou; Merskin, Debra L

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Produktbeschreibung

"Critical Thinking About Sex, Love, and Romance in the Mass Media "investigates how romantic coupleship is represented in books, magazines, popular music, movies, television, and the Internet within entertainment, advertising, and news/information.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 428
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Oktober 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 161mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 572g
• ISBN-13: 9780805856163
• ISBN-10: 0805856161
• Artikelnr.: 21041289

Autorenporträt

Mary-Lou Galician, Debra L. Merskin

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Preface. M-L. Galician
"Dis-illusioning" as Discovery: The Research Basis and Media Literacy Applications of Dr. FUN's Mass Media Love Quiz(c) and Dr. Galician's Prescriptions(c).Part I:Attraction.S.R. Mazzarella
Cyberdating Success Stories and the Mythic Narrative of "Living Happily-Ever-After With The One". O. Werder
Brewing Romance: The Romantic Fantasy Theme of the Taster's Choice "Couple" Advertising Campaign. S. Johnson
Promoting Easy Sex Without Genuine Intimacy: Maxim and Cosmopolitan Cover Lines and Cover Images. J.E. Ferris
What's Love Got to Do With It? Mode Readers Expose and Perpetuate Mediated Myths of Romance. Part II:Hegemony. M.G. Carstarphen
Write Romance: Zora Neale Hurston's Love Prescription in Their Eyes Were Watching God.S. Bramlett-Solomon
Interracial Love on Television: What's Taboo Still and What's Not. D.I. Rios
X.A. Reyes
Jennifer Lopez and a Hollywood Latina Romance Film: Mythic Motifs in Maid in Manhattan. J.A. Grant
H.L. Hundley
Myths of Sex
Love
and Romance of Older Women in Golden Girls.A. Bader
"Love Will Steer the Stars" and Other Improbable Feats: Media Myths in Popular Love Songs. C. Scodari
R. Trust
Power
Romance
and the "Lone Male Hero": Deciphering the Double Standard in The Da Vinci Code.D. Natharius
Gender Equity Stereotypes or Prescriptions? Subtexts of the Stairway Scenes in the Romantic Films of Helen Hunt. Part III:Conflict.R.A. Slagle
G.A. Yep
Taming Brian: Sex
Love
and Romance in Queeras Folk. A.L.S. Buslig
T.M. Ocaña
Myths of Romantic Conflict in the Television Situation Comedy. J.L. Hall
'Til Politics Do Us Part: The Political Romance in Hollywood Cinema. J. Hays
"Five Total Strangers
With Nothing in Common": Using Galician's Seven-Step Dis-illusioning Directions to Think Critically About The Breakfast Club.A. Hutchins
Cue the Lights and Music: How Cinematic Devices Contribute to the Perpetuation of Romantic Myths in Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge.L.L. Winn
Carpe Diem: Relational Scripts and "Seizing the Day" in the Hollywood Romantic Comedy. R. Leone
W.C. Peek
Gangster of Love? Tony Soprano's Assault on Romantic Myths. J.J. Asenas
Remakes to Remember: Romantic Myths in Remade Films and Their Original Counterparts. Part IV: Completion.A.M. McClanahan
"Must Marry TV": The Role of the Heterosexual Imaginary in The Bachelor. L.M. Glebatis
"Real" Love Myths and Magnified Media Effects of The Bachelorette.E. Engstrom
The "Reality" of Reality Television Wedding Programs. K.A. Johnson
Unrealistic Portrayals of Sex
Love
and Romance in Popular Wedding Films. D. Shelley
The Agony or the Ecstacy? Perceptions of Valentine's Day. Appendix: D.L. Merskin
Resource Guide to Sex
Love
and Romance in the Mass Media: Some Additional Publications
Films
Television Shows
Songs
and Web Sites.