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Gender and popular culture : identity constructions and representations /

This collection of essays explores contemporary reflections on interactions between gender and culture. The 11 contributions focus on varied dimensions of popular culture that define, interpret, validate, interrogate and rupture gender conventions. There are discussions on how children react to gend...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Tiwari, Kusha (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2019.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This collection of essays explores contemporary reflections on interactions between gender and culture. The 11 contributions focus on varied dimensions of popular culture that define, interpret, validate, interrogate and rupture gender conventions. There are discussions on how children react to gender expectations and how this reaction is reflected in their activities like drawing and games. There are also investigations of films, female bodybuilding in the USA, transgender identity in Greek and Indian mythology, and women breaking glass ceilings and pioneering social movements in developing c.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvi, 148 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781527543461
1527543463