Enlightened sexism : the seductive message that feminism's work is done / Susan J. Douglas.
Douglas, Susan J. (Susan Jeanne), 1950-
2010
HQ1233 .D68 2010 (Mapit)
Available at General Collection

Items

Details

Title Enlightened sexism : the seductive message that feminism's work is done / Susan J. Douglas.
Author Douglas, Susan J. (Susan Jeanne), 1950-
Edition 1st ed.
ISBN 9780805083262
080508326X
Imprint New York : Times Books, 2010.
Language English
Description 354 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Call Number HQ1233 .D68 2010
Dewey Decimal Classification 302.23082/0973
Summary Women today are inundated with conflicting messages from the mass media: they must either be strong leaders in complete command or sex kittens obsessed with finding and pleasing a man. Here, cultural critic Susan J. Douglas takes readers on a spirited journey through the television programs, popular songs, movies, and news coverage of recent years, telling a story that is the cultural biography of a new generation of American women. Revisiting cultural touchstones from Buffy the Vampire Slayer to Desperate Housewives, Douglas exposes these images of women as mere fantasies of female power, assuring women and girls that the battle for equality has been won, so there's nothing wrong with resurrecting sexist stereotypes--all in good fun, of course. She shows that these portrayals not only distract us from the real-world challenges facing women today but also drive a wedge between baby-boom women and their "millennial" daughters.--From publisher description.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Record Appears in On-Campus Resources > Books
All Resources
Get the girls
Castration anxiety
Warrior women in thongs
The new girliness
You go, girl
Sex "R" us
Reality bites
Lean and mean
Red carpet mania
Women on top ... sort of.

Browse Subjects

Show more subjects...

Statistics

from
to
Export