Sex, love & romance in the mass media
Subtitle: analysis & criticism of unrealistic portrayals & their influence
By: Mary-Lou Galician.
Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Mahwah, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 252
Subjects: Man-woman relationships.; Love in mass media.; Sex in mass media.
Other titles: Sex, love, and romance in the mass media
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Dr. Fun's mass media love quiz / Dr. Mary-Lou Galician; title: Why I wrote this book for you; title: "The romanticization of love in the mass media"; title: I: Foundations of analysis & criticism of sex, love, & romance in the mass media; title: 1. Key foundational terms & concepts - what do they mean?; title: 2. Ideals & illusions (unrealistic models) - Myths & stereotypes of love & coupleship; title: 3. Diagnoses & dis-illusions (realistic models) - Designs for rational love & coupleship; title: 4. Mass media narrative constructions - Mass media storytelling approaches, techniques, & devices; title: 5. The influence of the mass media - Research & theories of mass media effects on individuals & society; title: 6. Strategies & skills of media literacy - Tools for media analysis & criticism; title: II: Applications of analysis & criticism of sex, love, & romance in the mass media; title: 7. Dr. Fun's mass media love quiz myth #1: Your perfect partner is cosmically predestined, so nothing/nobody can ultimately separate you; title: 8. Dr. Fun's mass media love quiz myth #2: There's such a thing as "love at first sight."; title: 9. 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).; title: 10. Dr. Fun's mass media love quiz myth #4: If your partner is truly meant for you, sex is easy and wonderful; title: 11. 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; title: 12. Dr. Fun's mass media love quiz myth #6: The man should NOT be shorter, weaker, younger, poorer, or less successful than the woman; title: 13. 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"; title: 14. 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; title: 15. 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; title: 16. Dr. Fun's mass media love quiz myth #10: The right mate "completes you"; title: filling your needs and making your dreams come true; title: 17. 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; title: 18. Dr. Fun's mass media love quiz myth #12: Since mass media portrayals of romance aren't "real," they don't really affect you; title: Don't stop! "The end is where we start from".