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Sex, love & romance in the mass media : analysis & criticism of unrealistic portrayals & their influence /
This research-based text offers both foundational theories and practical applications of analysis and criticism of mass-media portrayals of sex, love and romance in a wide variety of mass media, from entertainment to advertising to news.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Mahwah, N.J. :
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates,
©2004.
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| Colección: | LEA's communication series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Stop! Before You Begin This Book, Take Dr. FUN's Mass Media Love Quiz (c)
- Dr. FUN's Mass Media Love Quiz / created by Mary-Lou Galician
- Contents at a Glance
- Preface: Why I Wrote This Book for You
- Introduction: "The Romanticization of Love in the Mass Media"
- Foundations of Analysis & Criticism of Sex, Love, & Romance in the Mass Media
- Key Foundational Terms & Concepts: What Do they Mean?
- Ideals & Illusions (Unrealistic Models): Myths & Stereotypes of Love & Coupleship
- Diagnoses & Dis-illusions (Realistic Models): Designs for Rational Love & Coupleship
- Mass Media Narrative Constructions: Mass Media Storytelling Approaches, Techniques, & Devices
- The Influence of the Mass Media: Research & Theories of Mass Media Effects on Individual & Society
- Strategies & Skills of Media Literacy: Tools for Media Analysis & Criticism
- Applications of Analysis & Criticism of Sex, Love, & Romance in the Mass Media
- Dr. FUN's Mass Media Love Quiz Myth #1: Your perfect partner is cosmically predestined, so nothing/nobody can ultimately separate you
- Dr. FUN's Mass Media Love Quiz Myth #2: There's such a thing as "love at first sight"
- Dr. FUN's Mass Media Love Quiz Myth #3: Your true soul mate should KNOW what you're thinking or feeling (without your having to tell)
- Dr. FUN's Mass Media Love Quiz Myth #4: If your partner is truly meant for you, sex is easy and wonderful
- Dr. FUN's Mass Media Love Quiz Myth #5: To attract and keep a man, a woman should look like a model or a centerfold
- Dr. FUN's Mass Media Love Quiz Myth #6: The man should NOT be shorter, weaker, younger, poorer, or less successful than the woman
- Dr. FUN's Mass Media Love Quiz Myth #7: The love of a good and faithful woman can change a man from a "beast" into a "prince"
- Dr. FUN's Mass Media Love Quiz Myth #8: Bickering and fighting a lot mean that a man and a woman really love each other passionately
- Dr. FUN's Mass Media Love Quiz Myth #9: All you really need is love, so it doesn't matter if you and your lover have very different values
- Dr. FUN's Mass Media Love Quiz Myth #10: The right mate "completes you," filling your needs and making your dreams come true
- Dr. FUN's Mass Media Love Quiz Myth #11: In real life, actors and actresses are often very much like the romantic characters they portray
- Dr. FUN's Mass Media Love Quiz Myth #12: Since mass media portrayals of romance aren't "real," they don't really affect you
- Epilogue: Don't Stop! "The End Is Where We Start From."