Mass Media and the Shaping of American Feminism, 1963-1975 [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Bradley Patricia <1941->
• Pubblicazione: Jackson, : University Press of Mississippi, 2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (341 p.)
• Disciplina: 070.4; 070.4/4930542; 070.44930542
• Soggetto topico: Feminism and mass media; Journalism & Communications; Communication & Mass Media
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The Legacy of The Feminine Mystique; 2. Marching for the Media: NOW and Media Activism; 3. The Left at Center; 4. The Practice of the Craft; 5. August 1970; 6. Media and Mitigation: Soothing Sexual Angst; 7. Gloria Steinem; 8. Ms.and the Success of Liberal Feminism; 9. Efforts to Reform the Media: Print; 10. Reform Redux: Broadcast; 11. Rise of the Opposition; Conclusion: A Moment of Triumph; Works Cited; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Beginning in 1963 with the publication of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique and reaching a high pitch ten years later with the televised mega-event of the ""Battle of the Sexes""-the tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs-the mass media were intimately involved with both the distribution and the understanding of the feminist message. This mass media promotion of the feminist profile, however, proved to be a double-edged sword, according to Patricia Bradley, author of Mass Media and the Shaping of American Feminism, 1963-1975. Although millions of women learned about feminism
• Titolo autorizzato: Mass Media and the Shaping of American Feminism, 1963-1975
• ISBN: 1-282-91721-8; 9786612917219; 1-60473-051-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910454477503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II