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Article: Galician, Mary-Lou. Sex, Love, and Romance in the Mass Media: Analysis and Criticism of Unrealistic Portrayals and Their Influence.(Book review)
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- Communication Research Trends
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- September 1, 2007
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Galician, Mary-Lou. Sex, Love, and Romance in the Mass Media: Analysis and Criticism of Unrealistic Portrayals and Their Influence. Mahwah, NJ and London: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004. Pp. xxv, 252. ISBN 0-8058-4832-0 (pb.) $49.95.
The main goal of this book is clear from the very beginning: It should dis-illusion its readers!
As the author puts it:
"False-love" images and scripts of coupleship put pressure on both
women and men to measure up to media-myth.... Some
media-constricted unrealistic expectations can lead to depression
and other dysfunctions, and several can be downright dangerous" (p.
x). The problem seems to be ...
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