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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... relationship In each period , romance is organized as a market relationship in which the terms of a fair exchange are established . The interactions between girlfriends and boyfriends can be regarded as transactions that are coded as to ...
... relationship In each period , romance is organized as a market relationship in which the terms of a fair exchange are established . The interactions between girlfriends and boyfriends can be regarded as transactions that are coded as to ...
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... relationship marked by love and tenderness . Similarly , Val Hoffman's relationship with Chloe Fox evolves from friendship to love . Although both heroines derive much satisfaction from the relationship , it is also a source of ...
... relationship marked by love and tenderness . Similarly , Val Hoffman's relationship with Chloe Fox evolves from friendship to love . Although both heroines derive much satisfaction from the relationship , it is also a source of ...
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... relationship between a sign or word and its meaning along with the way signs are combined into codes ( Belsey , 1980 ) . Language is a system of signs where any sign has a dual nature : the " signifier , " or sound , and the " signified ...
... relationship between a sign or word and its meaning along with the way signs are combined into codes ( Belsey , 1980 ) . Language is a system of signs where any sign has a dual nature : the " signifier , " or sound , and the " signified ...
Contents
The Code of Romance | 16 |
The Code of Sexuality | 30 |
The Code of Beautification | 43 |
Copyright | |
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