The "F" Word: How the Media Frame Feminism

The mainstream media can seldom be accused of being friendly to feminism. In fact, many of the challenges the women's movement faces can be traced to the way various media-broadcast, print, and film-portray the movement and the issues it has tried to address. This article explores how the media...

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Published in:NWSA journal 1998-04, Vol.10 (1), p.139-153
Main Author: Beck, Debra Baker
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Activism
African Americans
Black literature
Civil rights
Entertainment
Femininity
Feminism
Feminist film theory
Framing
Gender roles
Human relations
Interpersonal communication
Jewish people
Literature
Mass media
Mass Media Images
Nonfiction
Observations
Personal relationships
Sex Stereotypes
Social Constructionism
Television programs
United States of America
USA
Women
Womens rights movements
Womens songs
Working women
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subjects Activism
African Americans
Black literature
Civil rights
Entertainment
Femininity
Feminism
Feminist film theory
Framing
Gender roles
Human relations
Interpersonal communication
Jewish people
Literature
Mass media
Mass Media Images
Nonfiction
Observations
Personal relationships
Sex Stereotypes
Social Constructionism
Television programs
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USA
Women
Womens rights movements
Womens songs
Working women
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