Sex, love & romance in the mass media : analysis & criticism of unrealistic portrayals & their influence /
Sex, love, and romance in the mass media
Mary-Lou Galician.
- xxv, 252 p. : 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
STOP! Before You Begin to Read This Book, Take Dr. FUN's Mass Media Love Quiz -- Dr. Fun's Mass Media Love Quiz / Why I Wrote This Book for You -- "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 Individuals & 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 true 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 you 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 -- Don't Stop! "The End Is Where We Start From" -- Sample Completed Worksheet -- Sample Analysis & Criticism. Mary-Lou Galician -- Preface: Introduction: Pt. I. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Pt. II. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Ch. 10. Ch. 11. Ch. 12. Ch. 13. Ch. 14. Ch. 15. Ch. 16. Ch. 17. Ch. 18. Epilogue: App. A. App. B.
0805848320 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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Man-woman relationships Love in mass media Sex in mass media