Gender and the Media : Women's Places.
Segal, Marcia Texler.
Gender and the Media : Women's Places. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (236 pages) - Advances in Gender Research Series ; v.26 . - Advances in Gender Research Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Editorial board -- Series Editor Biographies -- Contributor Biographies -- Women's Places: an Introduction to Gender and the media -- Three Types of Places -- Agency-Affirming Places -- Overtly Hostile or Agency-Denying Places -- Covertly Negating Places -- Other Themes -- Intersectionality -- Representation -- Lenses and Frames -- Essentialism -- Appearance -- Woman's Empowerment -- Violence -- Concluding Observations -- References -- PART I: Agency Afirming Places -- Chapter 1: War, Culture, and Agency Among Sahrawi Women Refugees: A Photo-Essay -- Photo-Essay -- References -- Chapter 2: From "Old Boy" to "Gender Progressive": The Shifting Gender Story of Funeral Work in Trade Journal Publications -- Literature Review -- Cultural Gender Beliefs in Feminizing Occupations -- Working Women in Print Media -- The Overtaking of Undertaking? -- Methodology -- Data Collection -- Data Analysis -- Gender Narratives in Funeral Trade Journals -- Gender Essential: "You Just Can't Teach That" -- Gender Blind: Equality and the "Sameness" of Men and Women Funeral Directors -- Gender Progressive: The Funerary Double Bind and the "Ambigender" Funeral Director -- Changes in Trade Journal Gender Narratives Overtime -- Discussion -- Implications and Limitations -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: "Punk Fairytale": Popular Music, Media, and the (Re)Production of Gender -- Portugal: Historicity and Feminism -- Punk, Revolution, and Equality -- Methodology -- The Silences of the Theory -- Gender Equality, Alternative Media, and Fanzines -- Sexism in the Portuguese Grammar -- Ecofeminism10 or Women as Guardians of Nature -- Being a Woman in a Patriarchal Society -- An (Im)possible Closure -- References -- Chapter 4: "Trappin' Ain't Shit to Me": How Undergraduate Students Construct Meaning Around Race, Gender, and Sexuality within Hip-Hop. Literature Review -- Music and Social Identity -- Race, Gender, and Sexuality within Hip-Hop -- Conceptual Framework -- Methodology -- Findings -- Race and Hyper-Masculinity -- Portrayals of Women in Hip-Hop -- Intimate Relationships -- Social Issues and Consciousness Raising -- Discussion and Conclusion -- Conclusion -- References -- PART II: Overtly Hostile or Agency-Denying Places -- Chapter 5: Truth, Justice, Boobs: Gender in Comic Book Culture -- Situating the Splash Page: Comics and Theory -- The Study -- The Site -- Love Interests, Nags, and Sluts -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: What a B!tch!: Cyber Aggression Toward Women of Color -- Introduction -- Aggression in Social Media -- Cyber Aggression -- Social Networks of Cyber Aggression -- Social Processes in Cyber Aggression -- Intersectionality -- Methods -- Accessibility of Negative Messages -- Social Network Analysis -- Exploring Intersectional Themes -- Results -- Conversation Network for Black B!tch -- Networks of Everyday Instances of Cyber Aggression -- Cyber Aggression Toward an Asian Woman -- Cyber Aggression Toward a Black Woman -- Cyber Aggression Toward a Latinx Woman -- Network Example of a Black Woman Reclaiming B!tch -- Network of an Online Fight Against Aggression Toward Women of Color -- Discussion -- References -- Chapter 7: Mainstreaming Gender, Endangered, Ungendered? Analysis of Media Reports of the 2012 Case of Rape in India -- Women, Rape, and Media -- Data and Methods -- Overview -- Data -- Media Portrayal of Women Based on 2012 India Case -- Mainstreaming Gender -- Endangered Woman -- Ungendered Woman -- Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8: Images of Trafficked Women: A Case Study of Media and Social Science Discourse in Moldova, 2003-2008 -- Studies of Images of Trafficked Women, 1998-2008 -- Theoretical Foundations -- Research Methods. Findings -- Interface Between Media and Scientific Discourse -- Victim Discourse -- Sex Trafficking Context -- Emotional Aspects of Trafficking -- Women as Slaves and Commodities -- Differences Between the Two Discourses -- Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- PART III: Covertly Negating Places -- Chapter 9: Mortality Salience, Terror Management, and Hollywood Film: Theorizing on the Absence of Anorexia as a Subject in US Mainstream Movies -- Characteristics of Anorexia -- Mortality Salience and Terror Management Theory -- Women, Mortality Salience, and Terror Management Theory -- Women with Anorexia, Mortality Salience, and Terror Management Theory -- The Anorexic Female and the Hollywood Film Industry -- Anorexia as a Film Subject -- Terror Management Theory as an Interpretive Lens -- Case Studies -- The Children of Men -- Manchester by the Sea (2016) -- Film, Archetype, and Terror Management -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10: Who is the American Girl? Analyzing Difference in American Girl Advice Books -- Introduction -- The American Girl Company -- Girls Seeking Advice -- Diversity in Children's Literature -- Theoretical Framework -- Method -- Findings -- Who is Represented? -- Images and Messages of Diversity -- What is (or Should be) Important? -- Enforcing and Challenging Gender Roles -- Discussion -- References -- Chapter 11: Gender and Critical Evaluation in Popular Music -- Gender, Critical Discourse, and Legitimacy in Popular Music -- The Case of 1989 and Alternative Explanations -- Data and Methods -- Description of Codes -- Additional Analyses -- Results -- Conclusion -- References -- Index.
A variety of print, audio and visual media, including comics, trade publications, music and newspapers, are considered to explore the portrayal of gender and gender-related issues. With a focus on girls and women, the chapters ponder how media formats both shape, and are shaped by, the social order.
9781787543317
Sex discrimination against women.
Women in mass media.
Electronic books.
HQ1101-2030.7
302.23082
Gender and the Media : Women's Places. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (236 pages) - Advances in Gender Research Series ; v.26 . - Advances in Gender Research Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Editorial board -- Series Editor Biographies -- Contributor Biographies -- Women's Places: an Introduction to Gender and the media -- Three Types of Places -- Agency-Affirming Places -- Overtly Hostile or Agency-Denying Places -- Covertly Negating Places -- Other Themes -- Intersectionality -- Representation -- Lenses and Frames -- Essentialism -- Appearance -- Woman's Empowerment -- Violence -- Concluding Observations -- References -- PART I: Agency Afirming Places -- Chapter 1: War, Culture, and Agency Among Sahrawi Women Refugees: A Photo-Essay -- Photo-Essay -- References -- Chapter 2: From "Old Boy" to "Gender Progressive": The Shifting Gender Story of Funeral Work in Trade Journal Publications -- Literature Review -- Cultural Gender Beliefs in Feminizing Occupations -- Working Women in Print Media -- The Overtaking of Undertaking? -- Methodology -- Data Collection -- Data Analysis -- Gender Narratives in Funeral Trade Journals -- Gender Essential: "You Just Can't Teach That" -- Gender Blind: Equality and the "Sameness" of Men and Women Funeral Directors -- Gender Progressive: The Funerary Double Bind and the "Ambigender" Funeral Director -- Changes in Trade Journal Gender Narratives Overtime -- Discussion -- Implications and Limitations -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: "Punk Fairytale": Popular Music, Media, and the (Re)Production of Gender -- Portugal: Historicity and Feminism -- Punk, Revolution, and Equality -- Methodology -- The Silences of the Theory -- Gender Equality, Alternative Media, and Fanzines -- Sexism in the Portuguese Grammar -- Ecofeminism10 or Women as Guardians of Nature -- Being a Woman in a Patriarchal Society -- An (Im)possible Closure -- References -- Chapter 4: "Trappin' Ain't Shit to Me": How Undergraduate Students Construct Meaning Around Race, Gender, and Sexuality within Hip-Hop. Literature Review -- Music and Social Identity -- Race, Gender, and Sexuality within Hip-Hop -- Conceptual Framework -- Methodology -- Findings -- Race and Hyper-Masculinity -- Portrayals of Women in Hip-Hop -- Intimate Relationships -- Social Issues and Consciousness Raising -- Discussion and Conclusion -- Conclusion -- References -- PART II: Overtly Hostile or Agency-Denying Places -- Chapter 5: Truth, Justice, Boobs: Gender in Comic Book Culture -- Situating the Splash Page: Comics and Theory -- The Study -- The Site -- Love Interests, Nags, and Sluts -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: What a B!tch!: Cyber Aggression Toward Women of Color -- Introduction -- Aggression in Social Media -- Cyber Aggression -- Social Networks of Cyber Aggression -- Social Processes in Cyber Aggression -- Intersectionality -- Methods -- Accessibility of Negative Messages -- Social Network Analysis -- Exploring Intersectional Themes -- Results -- Conversation Network for Black B!tch -- Networks of Everyday Instances of Cyber Aggression -- Cyber Aggression Toward an Asian Woman -- Cyber Aggression Toward a Black Woman -- Cyber Aggression Toward a Latinx Woman -- Network Example of a Black Woman Reclaiming B!tch -- Network of an Online Fight Against Aggression Toward Women of Color -- Discussion -- References -- Chapter 7: Mainstreaming Gender, Endangered, Ungendered? Analysis of Media Reports of the 2012 Case of Rape in India -- Women, Rape, and Media -- Data and Methods -- Overview -- Data -- Media Portrayal of Women Based on 2012 India Case -- Mainstreaming Gender -- Endangered Woman -- Ungendered Woman -- Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8: Images of Trafficked Women: A Case Study of Media and Social Science Discourse in Moldova, 2003-2008 -- Studies of Images of Trafficked Women, 1998-2008 -- Theoretical Foundations -- Research Methods. Findings -- Interface Between Media and Scientific Discourse -- Victim Discourse -- Sex Trafficking Context -- Emotional Aspects of Trafficking -- Women as Slaves and Commodities -- Differences Between the Two Discourses -- Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- PART III: Covertly Negating Places -- Chapter 9: Mortality Salience, Terror Management, and Hollywood Film: Theorizing on the Absence of Anorexia as a Subject in US Mainstream Movies -- Characteristics of Anorexia -- Mortality Salience and Terror Management Theory -- Women, Mortality Salience, and Terror Management Theory -- Women with Anorexia, Mortality Salience, and Terror Management Theory -- The Anorexic Female and the Hollywood Film Industry -- Anorexia as a Film Subject -- Terror Management Theory as an Interpretive Lens -- Case Studies -- The Children of Men -- Manchester by the Sea (2016) -- Film, Archetype, and Terror Management -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10: Who is the American Girl? Analyzing Difference in American Girl Advice Books -- Introduction -- The American Girl Company -- Girls Seeking Advice -- Diversity in Children's Literature -- Theoretical Framework -- Method -- Findings -- Who is Represented? -- Images and Messages of Diversity -- What is (or Should be) Important? -- Enforcing and Challenging Gender Roles -- Discussion -- References -- Chapter 11: Gender and Critical Evaluation in Popular Music -- Gender, Critical Discourse, and Legitimacy in Popular Music -- The Case of 1989 and Alternative Explanations -- Data and Methods -- Description of Codes -- Additional Analyses -- Results -- Conclusion -- References -- Index.
A variety of print, audio and visual media, including comics, trade publications, music and newspapers, are considered to explore the portrayal of gender and gender-related issues. With a focus on girls and women, the chapters ponder how media formats both shape, and are shaped by, the social order.
9781787543317
Sex discrimination against women.
Women in mass media.
Electronic books.
HQ1101-2030.7
302.23082