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How Pop Culture Shapes the Stages of a Woman's Life

HOW POP CULTURE SHAPES THE STAGES OF A WOMANS LIFE

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How Pop Culture Shapes the Stages of a Woman's Life: From Toddlers-in-Tiaras to Cougars-on-the-Prowl

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Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Dedication.
Contents.
List of Figures and Tables.
Acknowledgments.
About the Authors.
Introduction: Funhouse Mirrors - Popular Culture&#x2019;s Distorted View of Girl/Womanhood.
1: Becoming a Girl: Pop Culture&#x2019;s First Stage of Gender Training.
2: Reading Between the Lines: The Lessons Adolescent Girls Learn Through Popular Young Adult Literature.
3: The Gendered Self-Help Reel: How Romantic Comedies Instruct Women on Dating Dos and Don&#x2019;ts.
4: Selling Weddings and Producing Brides: Mediated Portrayals of That &#x2018;Perfect Day&#x2019;.
5: Love, American Style: Gendered Representations of Marriage in the Media.
6: Nine Months of Fear and a Lifetime of Paranoia: The Hidden Effects of Pregnancy Manuals, Child Rearing Products, and More.
7: Changing the Playing (or Reading) Field: Reconceptualizing Motherhood Through Humorous Parenting Texts.
8: Pumas, and Cougars, and MILFs, Oh My!: Popular Portrayals of Romance and Sexual Encounters Between &#x2018;The Older Woman&#x2019; and Younger Man.
9: Beyond the Hot Flashes: New Portrayals of Mature Women.
Conclusion: Exiting the Funhouse - Challenging Society&#x2019;s Lessons One Stage at a Time.
Notes.
Bibliography.
Index.

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