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Linda Holtzman - Media Messages: What Film, Television, and Popular Music Teach Us About Race, Class, Gender, and Sexual Orientation
Format: Paperback Publisher: M E Sharpe Inc (September 01, 2000) Measurements: 8.75"(h) x 6"(w) x 0.75"(d), 1.15 lbs. ISBN: 9780765603371
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The average American watches seven hours of television a day; people who watch 15 or more hours per week tend to believe that what is portrayed on TV is more "real" than their own experience. With television enjoying this kind of power, Holtzman analyzes the kinds of messages about race, class, gender, and sexual orientation are being conveyed in the entertainment media. She examines these messages on prime time television and popular film, their potential impact on the audience, and suggests alternatives to the kinds of homogeneous images, characters, and themes that are offered. Incorporating three main techniques (reconstructing knowledge, personal experience, and entertainment assessment theory), the author illustrates media's view of the world and shows how media stereotypes reinforce this view. It is a book for the media student and media consumer alike, providing methods to critically examine and evaluate entertainment media.
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