Media, Gender and Identity: An IntroductionPopular media present a vast array of stories about women and men. What impact do these images and ideas have on people’s identities? The new edition of Media, Gender and Identity is a highly readable introduction to the relationship between media and gender identities today. Fully revised and updated, including new case studies and a new chapter, it considers a wide range of research and provides new ways for thinking about the media’s influence on gender and sexuality. David Gauntlett discusses movies such as Knocked Up and Spiderman 3, men’s and women’s magazines, TV shows, self-help books, YouTube videos, and more, to show how the media play a role in the shaping of individual self-identities. The book includes:
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An Introduction David Gauntlett. modern society is generally happy for the relationship to be dissolved. Thus we have 'a democracy of the emotions in everyday life' (Giddens, 1999). A 1999study basedon longitudinal datafromtheUS General ...
An Introduction David Gauntlett. government where a disproportionate number of men are running the show. Other changes are needed in the world of work too – amazinglyinthe 'modern' world, workingfathersare allowedfew concessions tospend ...
An Introduction David Gauntlett. through work – perhaps because, as he admits in the book, he has suffered from this himself. He marshals evidence from major studies, though,to supporthis pointthatthe qualityof personal relationships has ...
An Introduction David Gauntlett. course, so we can think of occasions when a woman may be criticised for her 'lack of femininity'. And elements of fashion, say, mightbe commended for adding'a dash offemininity' toa woman's appearance ...
An Introduction David Gauntlett. simply wasn't room for. This section offers brief explanations for some of its limitations: T h eem p ha sistends t o b e m o r e o n t h e c h o i c e s o f i n d i v i d u a l s ...
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