Enlightened sexism : the seductive message that feminism's work is done / Susan J. Douglas.
2010
HQ1233 .D68 2010 (Mapit)
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Title
Enlightened sexism : the seductive message that feminism's work is done / Susan J. Douglas.
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
9780805083262
080508326X
080508326X
Publication Details
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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
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.
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.