Media, gender and identity : an introduction /

Gauntlett, David.

Media, gender and identity : an introduction / David Gauntlett. - 2nd edition. - London ;New York, NY : Routledge, 2008. - xi, 317 p. : ill. (b&w) ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliography (p.[291]-307) and index.

Introduction Some background debates Representations of gender in the past Representations of gender today Giddens, modernity and self-identity Michel Foucault : discourses and lifestyles Queer theory and fluid identities Men's magazines and modern masculinities Women's magazines and female identities Directions for living : role models and self-help discourses Exploring identity stories Conclusions.



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Mass media and sex.
Sex differences in mass media.
Sex role in mass media.
Mass media and culture.

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