Media disparity : a gender battleground / edited by Cory L. Armstrong.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Armstrong, Cory L., 1969-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women in mass media.

Women in popular culture.

Physical Description:

xviii, 292 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2013]

Summary:

For decades, scholars have repeatedly found the inequity of gender representations in informational and entertainment media. Beginning with the seminal work by Gaye Tuchman and colleagues, we have repeatedly seen a systemic underrepresentation and misrepresentation of women in media. Examining the latest research in discourse and content analyses trending in both domestic and international circles, Media Disparity: A Gender Battleground highlights the progress-or lack thereof-in media regarding portrayals of women, across genres and cultures within the twenty-first-century. Blending both original studies and descriptive overviews of current media platforms, top scholars evaluate the portrayals of women in contemporary venues, including advertisements, videogames, political stories, health communication, and reality television. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 Traditional Media and Issues 1

Introduction / Cory L. Armstrong Armstrong, Cory L. 3

1 Women's (mis) Representation in News Media / Tracy Everbach Everbach, Tracy 15

2 Gendered Sexual Scripts in Music Lyrics and Videos Popular among Adolescents / Stacey J. T. Hust Hust, Stacey J. T., Kathleen Boyce Rodgers Rodgers, Kathleen Boyce, Weina Ran Ran, Weina 27

3 Women in Health News and Communication / Julie L. Andsager Andsager, Julie L. 39

4 Newspaper Coverage of Women Running for the U.S. Senate in 2012: Evidence of an Increasingly Level Playing Field? / Dianne G. Bystrom Bystrom, Dianne G., Valerie M. Hennings Hennings, Valerie M. 55

5 From Annihilation to Ambivalence: Women in Sports Coverage / Dunja Antimovic Antimovic, Dunja, Marie Hardin Hardin, Marie 71

Part 2 Contemporary Media Platforms and Issues 85

6 Wikipedia's Gender Gap / Stine Eckert Eckert, Stine, Linda Steiner Steiner, Linda 87

7 The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful: How Gender is Represented on Reality Television / Adriane Grumbein Grumbein, Adriane, J. Robyn Goodman Goodman, J. Robyn 99

8 Adverting the Gaze: Advertisers' Construction of Female Masculinity through the Athleticism of Olympians Abby Wambaugh, Lindsey Vonn, and Marlen Esparza / Kim Bissell Bissell, Kim, Sim Butler Butler, Sim 115

9 Gendered Performance in Virtual Environments / Donna Z. Davis Davis, Donna Z. 133

Part 3 Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Gender In Media 147

10 Bic for Her and Crisps for Him: Contemporary Gendered Targeting and Representation in Advertising around the World / Alexandra M. Vilela Vilela, Alexandra M., Michelle R. Nelson Nelson, Michelle R., Hye-Jin Paek Paek, Hye-Jin 149

11 Women Making News (or Not) in Uganda / Steve J. Collins Collins, Steve J., Timothy Brown Brown, Timothy 163

12 Blame Narratives: News Discourses of Sex Trafficking / Barbara Friedman Friedman, Barbara, Anne Johnston Johnston, Anne 177

13 Gender Differences in Covering Public Health Crises in China / Fangfang Gao Gao, Fangfang 191

Part 4 Where are We Now? 205

14 Media and Public Discourse: The Limits of Feminist Influence / Carolyn M. Byerly Byerly, Carolyn M. 207.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780739181874

0739181874

OCLC:

851417721