Media, Gender And Identity Av David Gauntlett

<P>Popular media present a vast array of stories about women and men. What impact do these images and ideas have on people''s identities?</P><P>The new edition of <EM>Media, Gender and Identity </EM>is a highly readable introduction to the relationship between media and gender identities today. Fully revised and updated, including new case studies and a new chapter, it considers a wide range of research and provides new ways for thinking about the media''s influence on gender and sexuality.</P><P>David Gauntlett discusses movies such as <EM>Knocked Up</EM> and <EM>Spiderman 3</EM>, men''s and women''s magazines, TV shows, self-help books, <EM>YouTube</EM> videos, and more, to show how the media play a role in the shaping of individual self-identities.</P><P>The book includes:</P><UL><LI>a comparison of gender representations in the past and today, from <EM>James Bond</EM> to <EM>Ugly Betty</LI></EM><LI>an introduction to key theorists such as Judith Butler, Anthony Giddens and Mic