Sex, Love, and Romance in the Mass Media | Analysis and Criticism of U

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Sex, Love, and Romance in the Mass Media

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This edition is an early version of the 1st edition and is out of print. Please look for the 1st edition: ISBN 9780805848328.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter |12 pages

SEX, LOVE, & ROMANCE IN THE MASS MEDIA

part |4 pages

PART I Foundations of Analysis & Criticism of Sex, Love, & Romance in the Mass Media

chapter 1|16 pages

KEY FOUNDATIONAL TERMS & CONCEPTS What Do They Mean?

chapter 2|20 pages

IDEALS & ILLUSIONS (UNREALISTIC MODELS) Myths & Stereotypes of Love & Coupleship

chapter 3|14 pages

DIAGNOSES & DIS-ILLUSIONS (REALISTIC MODELS) Designs for Rational Love & Coupleship

chapter 4|14 pages

MASS MEDIA NARRATIVE CONSTRUCTIONS Mass Media Storytelling Approaches, Techniques, & Devices

chapter 5|18 pages

THE INFLUENCE OF THE MASS MEDIA Research & Theories of Mass Media Effects on Individuals & Society

chapter 6|16 pages

STRATEGIES & SKILLS OF MEDIA LITERACY Tools for Media Analysis & Criticism

part |4 pages

PART II Applications of Analysis & Criticism of Sex, Love, & Romance in the Mass Media

chapter 7|8 pages

DR. FUN’S MASS MEDIA LOVE QUIZ MYTH #1 Your perfect partner is cosmically predestined, so nothing/nobody can ultimately separate you

chapter 8|8 pages

DR. FUN’S MASS MEDIA LOVE QUIZ MYTH #2 There’s such a thing as “love at first sight.”

chapter 9|10 pages

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)

chapter 10|8 pages

DR. FUN’S MASS MEDIA LOVE QUIZ MYTH #4 If your partner is truly meant for you, sex is easy and wonderful

chapter 11|10 pages

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

chapter 12|14 pages

DR. FUN’S MASS MEDIA LOVE QUIZ MYTH #6 The man should NOT be shorter, weaker, younger, poorer, or less successful than the woman

chapter 13|8 pages

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.”

chapter 14|8 pages

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

chapter 15|8 pages

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

chapter 16|10 pages

DR. FUN’S MASS MEDIA LOVE QUIZ MYTH #10 The right mate “completes you”—filling your needs and making your dreams come true

chapter 17|8 pages

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

chapter 18|4 pages

DR. FUN’S MASS MEDIA LOVE QUIZ MYTH #12 Since mass media portrayals of romance aren’t “real,” they don’t really affect you