Becoming a Woman Through RomanceUsing approaches from feminism and cultural studies, this work explores the contradictory role that popular culture plays in the construction of gender, class, race, age, and sexual meanings. Christian-Smith dissects the conservative political themes underlying thirty-four teen romance novels, demonstrating how their flowery versions of romance and femininity actually inscribe white middle class gender ideology and class tensions. |
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Page 53
... Ludell and Willie contains the best discussion of the impact white models of beauty on poor black heroines . Ludell laments the double standard of appearance for women and men : " Wish I could be natural with him , like he is with me ...
... Ludell and Willie contains the best discussion of the impact white models of beauty on poor black heroines . Ludell laments the double standard of appearance for women and men : " Wish I could be natural with him , like he is with me ...
Page 67
... Ludell and Willie , Ludell does all the cleaning and cooking after her grandmother's stroke . Ludell must also care for her paralyzed grandmother , and receives help only from neighborhood women . Romance fiction presents readers with ...
... Ludell and Willie , Ludell does all the cleaning and cooking after her grandmother's stroke . Ludell must also care for her paralyzed grandmother , and receives help only from neighborhood women . Romance fiction presents readers with ...
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... Ludell and Willie ( 2 : 1977 , 1981 ) and The Friends ( 2 : 1973 ) , where black women figure prominently , other views of consumption emerge . Consumption takes the form of a pooling of resources across households and generations . In ...
... Ludell and Willie ( 2 : 1977 , 1981 ) and The Friends ( 2 : 1973 ) , where black women figure prominently , other views of consumption emerge . Consumption takes the form of a pooling of resources across households and generations . In ...
Contents
The Code of Romance | 16 |
The Code of Sexuality | 30 |
The Code of Beautification | 43 |
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