{"product_id":"media-gender-and-identity-david-gauntlett-9780415396608","title":"Media, Gender and Identity: An Introduction","description":"\u003cp\u003ePopular media present a vast array of stories about women and men. What impact do these images and ideas have on people's identities?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe new edition of \u003cem\u003eMedia, Gender and Identity \u003c\/em\u003eis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Gauntlett discusses movies such as \u003cem\u003eKnocked Up\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSpiderman 3\u003c\/em\u003e, men's and women's magazines, TV shows, self-help books, \u003cem\u003eYouTube\u003c\/em\u003e videos, and more, to show how the media play a role in the shaping of individual self-identities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book includes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ea comparison of gender representations in the past and today, from \u003cem\u003eJames Bond\u003c\/em\u003e to \u003cem\u003eUgly Betty\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ean introduction to key theorists such as Judith Butler, Anthony Giddens and Michel Foucault \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ean outline of creative approaches, where identities are explored with video, drawing, or Lego bricks\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ea Companion Website with extra articles, interviews and selected links, at: \u003cstrong\u003ewww.theoryhead.com\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Gauntlett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415396603\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415396608\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.75d","brand":"David Gauntlett","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48621720666367,"sku":"9780415396608","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/media-gender-and-identity-david-gauntlett-9780415396608","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}