Featuring females : feminist analyses of media

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Author:

Cole, Ellen.

ISBN:

9781591472780

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication Information:

Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, c2005.

Physical Description:

xii, 231 p. ; 27 cm.

Contents:

The impact of media use on girls' beliefs about gender roles, their bodies, and sexual relationships / L. Monique Ward & Kristen Harrison -- "He left her for the alien" / C. Lynn Sorsoli, Michelle V. Porche, & Deborah L. Tolman -- The media's role in body image and eating disorders / Stefanie C. Gilbert, Helene Keery, & J. Kevin Thompson -- Clash of cultures / Diana Zuckerman & Nikki Dubowitz -- Outcast, outlast, out-flirt? The women of reality TV / Laura S. Brown -- Narratives of gender in computer advertising / Laura J. Burlingame-Lee & Silvia Sara Canetto -- Hollywood's portrayal of psychologists and psychiatrists / Harriet T. Schultz -- Violence, sex, race, and age in popular video games / Karen E. Dill ... [et al.] -- Mama bears, bitches, and monsters / Lynn Edith Paulson -- Violence and women / Elizabeth K. Carll -- Gender and the portrayal of direct and indirect aggression on television / Norma D. Feshbach -- African-American women in search of scripts / Thema Bryant-Davis -- Reflection and distortion / Janis Sanchez-Hucles, Patrick S. Hudgins, & Kimberly Gamble -- Aging to perfection or perfectly aged? the image of women growing older on television / Kim S. Kjaersgaard.

Abstract:

"Featuring Females analyzes the portrayals of women in a variety of outlets, including reality television shows, films, print and electronic news programming, magazines, video games, and commercial advertising. A highly esteemed group of scholars and researchers provides informed, original psychological study, and their thought-provoking findings address the ways in which aging, race/ethnicity, body image, gender roles, sexual orientation and relationships, and violence are treated in the media. Featuring Females is a diverse volume, exploring images and characterizations of women young and old and inspiring discussion of the effects that these representations have on girls, women, and society at large."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

Women in mass media.

Added Author:

Cole, Ellen.

Daniel, Jessica Henderson.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip058/2005004592.html

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The media provide strong and persuasive messages about the intersection of culture and gender roles. Given the power of the media to influence and ""educate"" the public, understanding its images of girls and women is critical. Featuring Females analyzes the portrayals of women in a variety of outlets including reality television shows, films, print and electronic news programming, magazines, video games, and commercial advertising. A highly esteemed group of scholars and researchers provides informed original psychological study, and their thought-provoking findings address the ways in which aging, race/ethnicity, body image, gender roles, sexual orientation and relationships, and violence are treated in the media. Featuring Females is a diverse and provocative volume, exploring images and characterizations of women young and old, and inspiring discussion of the effects that these representations have on girls, women, and society at large.