| Media, Gender and Identity: An Introduction Contributor(s): Gauntlett, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415396611 ISBN-13: 9780415396615 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $54.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Gender Studies - Social Science | Media Studies |
| Dewey: 305.3 |
| LCCN: 2007036666 |
| Lexile Measure: 1430 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 9.1" (1.05 lbs) 324 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Popular 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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