An edition of Sex, Love, and Romance in the Mass Media
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Sex, love & romance in the mass media
analysis & criticism of unrealistic portrayals & their influence
by Mary-Lou Galician
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Love in mass media, Man-woman relationships, Sex in mass media, Mass media, social aspects, Sex-oriented business, Love, Sex, Social psychology, Amour dans les médias, Relations entre hommes et femmes, Sexualité dans les médias, PSYCHOLOGY, Human Sexuality, SELF-HELP, Sexual Instruction, Liefde, Massamedia, Representatie (algemeen), Seks, Amour, Mass-média, Relation homme-femme, Sexualité
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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".
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