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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810412903321

Titolo

Encyclopedia of gender in media / / Mary Kosut, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : , : SAGE Publications, , 2012

ISBN

1-5063-3828-3

1-322-41386-X

1-78034-643-3

1-4129-9080-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxxii, 493 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

302.23081

Soggetti

Sex role in mass media

Women in mass media

Men in mass media

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based on print version record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 457-460) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Entries; Reader's Guide; About the Editor; Introduction; Chronology; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Glossary; Resource Guide; Appendix; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The 'Encyclopedia of Gender in Media' critically examines the role of the media in enabling, facilitating, or challenging the social construction of gender in our society. The work addresses a variety of entertainment and news content in print and electronic media and explores the social construction of masculinity as well as femininity.