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analysis & criticism of unrealistic portrayals & their influence

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analysis & criticism of unrealistic portrayals & their influence

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Table of Contents

Dr. Fun's mass media love quiz / Dr. Mary-Lou Galician
Why I wrote this book for you
"The romanticization of love in the mass media"
I: Foundations of analysis & criticism of sex, love, & romance in the mass media
1. Key foundational terms & concepts - what do they mean?
2. Ideals & illusions (unrealistic models) - Myths & stereotypes of love & coupleship
3. Diagnoses & dis-illusions (realistic models) - Designs for rational love & coupleship
4. Mass media narrative constructions - Mass media storytelling approaches, techniques, & devices
5. The influence of the mass media - Research & theories of mass media effects on individuals & society
6. Strategies & skills of media literacy - Tools for media analysis & criticism
II: Applications of analysis & criticism of sex, love, & romance in the mass media
7. Dr. Fun's mass media love quiz myth #1: Your perfect partner is cosmically predestined, so nothing/nobody can ultimately separate you
8. Dr. Fun's mass media love quiz myth #2: There's such a thing as "love at first sight."
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).
10. Dr. Fun's mass media love quiz myth #4: If your partner is truly meant for you, sex is easy and wonderful
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
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
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"
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
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
16. Dr. Fun's mass media love quiz myth #10: The right mate "completes you"
filling your needs and making your dreams come true
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
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
Don't stop! "The end is where we start from".

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references.

Published in
Mahwah, N.J
Other Titles
Sex, love, and romance in the mass media

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
306.7
Library of Congress
HQ801 .G273 2002, HQ801.G273 2004, HQ801 .G273 2004, HQ801 .G273 2004eb

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxv, 252 p. :
Number of pages
252

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3383213M
Internet Archive
sexloveromancein0000gali
ISBN 10
0805848320
LCCN
2004558121, 2003058419
OCLC/WorldCat
52602834, 55695447
Goodreads
2053860

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