Download or read book Television Culture and Women s Lives written by Margaret J. Heide and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 1995-02 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contemporary cultural theory, feminist criticism, and ethnography converge in this provocative study of the construction of meaning in mass culture. Television Culture and Women's Lives explores the complex relationship between the gender conflicts played out in the scripts of the popular television show thirtysomething and the real-life conflicts experienced by "baby-boomer" women viewers. Women viewers often reinterpreted the program's conservative view on gender roles, seeing it instead as a protest against real dilemmas women face as they try to integrate career and family priorities. Heide's study confirms women viewers' close identifications with thirtysomething characters and positions audience responses against the backdrop of changes in the lives of women in the 1980s and 1990s. Television Culture and Women's Lives accessibly treats fascinating issues related to cultural criticism, the relationship between mass media, and audiences, and the struggles faced by women in late twentieth-century America.
Download or read book Thirtysomething written by Albert Auster and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: thirtysomething: Television, Women, Men and Work examines one of television's most emotionally and culturally resonant programs and the many themes it contained. Addressing what it means to be a modern woman and the many corollary issues that revolve around the lives of the series' major women characters, thirtysomething explores female friendships and sexuality, male/female relationships, and the relationship of women to work and domestic life. Just as the women reflected the dilemmas of contemporary femininity, the men in the series represented many of the problems of modern masculinity at a time of great flux in traditional male roles. thirtysomething discusses how the series dealt with the roles of husbands and fathers, the nature of male sexuality, and the complex tensions that exist in male friendships. Authors Albert Auster and Leonard Quart view the television series as a program that not only provided a penetrating and imaginative portrait of the nature of marriage, friendship and career, but also is a conduit to understanding a particular urban-suburban American class culture and lifestyle during the late eighties and early nineties.
Download or read book Bluesy Lucy The Existential Chronicles of a Thirtysomething written by Catel and published by Humanoids Inc. This book was released on 2014-03-19 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intimate and moving tale about the contemporary choices of a thirtysomething woman.
Download or read book Fleishman Is in Trouble written by Taffy Brodesser-Akner and published by Random House. This book was released on 2019-06-18 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD LONGLIST • “A masterpiece” (NPR) about marriage, divorce, and the bewildering dynamics of ambition Coming soon as an FX limited series on Hulu, starring Claire Danes, Jesse Eisenberg, Lizzy Caplan, and Adam Brody ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR—Entertainment Weekly, The New York Public Library ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR—The New York Times Book Review, Time, The Washington Post, USA Today Vanity Fair, Vogue, NPR, Chicago Tribune, GQ, Vox, Refinery29, Elle, The Guardian, Real Simple, Financial Times, Parade, Good Housekeeping, New Statesman, Marie Claire, Town & Country, Evening Standard, Thrillist, Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, BookPage, BookRiot, Shelf Awareness Toby Fleishman thought he knew what to expect when he and his wife of almost fifteen years separated: weekends and every other holiday with the kids, some residual bitterness, the occasional moment of tension in their co-parenting negotiations. He could not have predicted that one day, in the middle of his summer of sexual emancipation, Rachel would just drop their two children off at his place and simply not return. He had been working so hard to find equilibrium in his single life. The winds of his optimism, long dormant, had finally begun to pick up. Now this. As Toby tries to figure out where Rachel went, all while juggling his patients at the hospital, his never-ending parental duties, and his new app-assisted sexual popularity, his tidy narrative of the spurned husband with the too-ambitious wife is his sole consolation. But if Toby ever wants to truly understand what happened to Rachel and what happened to his marriage, he is going to have to consider that he might not have seen things all that clearly in the first place. A searing, utterly unvarnished debut, Fleishman Is in Trouble is an insightful, unsettling, often hilarious exploration of a culture trying to navigate the fault lines of an institution that has proven to be worthy of our great wariness and our great hope. Alma’s Best Jewish Novel of the Year • Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle’s John Leonard Prize for Best First Book
Download or read book Thirtysomething Stories written by Writers of Thirtysomething and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Thirtysomething has stretched the boundaries of television, winning loyal viewers who see it as a mirror of their own lives. Now, in [book title], the complete scripts from nine of the most memorable episodes are presented, enabling us to savor on the page what we've enjoyed on the screen. We see Michael suffer a crisis of faith when Hope is in a near-fatal accident at Christmas; Gary and Susannah experience labor and birth; Melissa and Russell guide each other through their respective love affairs; and Elliot and Nancy try to save their marriage. Just as the show moves us, angers us, and makes us laugh, [book title] provides the perfect way to relive these moments with our favorite family of characters."--Back cover.
Download or read book Women s Colleges in the United States written by Irene Harwarth and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1997 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women's colleges have had a long and prestigious role in the education of American women. This volume offers insights into the continuing significant role of women's colleges in higher education. It provides a brief history of women's colleges in the U.S. in the context of social and legislative issues that have affected the country, examines how women's colleges have managed to survive in an era of coeducational institutions and equal opportunities in education, and identifies the unique features of women's colleges that make them attractive to young women. Charts and tables. Extensive bibliography.
Download or read book Women in Public Relations written by Larissa A. Grunig and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-13 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The past 20 years have seen an influx of women into the practice of public relations, yet gender-based disparities in pay and advancement remain a troubling reality. As the field becomes feminized, moreover, female and male practitioners alike confront the prospect of dwindling salaries and prestige. This landmark book presents a comprehensive examination of the status of women in public relations and proposes concrete ways to achieve greater parity in education and practice. The authors integrate the theoretical literature of public relations and gender with results of a major longitudinal study of women in the field, along with illuminating focus group and interview data. Topics covered include factors contributing to sex discrimination; how public relations stacks up against other professions on gender-related issues; the challenges facing female managers and entrepreneurs; the experiences of ethnic minority professionals; the salary gap; the glass ceiling; and how to foster solutions on individual, organizational, and societal levels. This volume is an essential read for both educators and practitioners in public relations. It can be used as a course text in graduate research seminars, and also as a supplemental text in courses addressing gender issues in PR. It serves as a useful guide for young practitioners entering the profession, and provides critical insights for public relations managers.
Download or read book Monthly Catalogue United States Public Documents written by and published by . This book was released on 1991-11 with total page 1316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Women and the Workplace written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Subcommittee on Employment and Productivity and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Twentysomething written by Samantha Henig and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-10-29 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A mother-daughter writing team reports on what's really up with kids today Science writer Robin Marantz Henig and her daughter, journalist Samantha Henig, offer a smart, comprehensive look at what it's really like to be twentysomething—and to what extent it’s different for Millennials than it was for their Baby Boomer parents. The Henigs combine the behavioral science literature for insights into how young people make choices about schooling, career, marriage, and childbearing; how they relate to parents, friends, and lovers; and how technology both speeds everything up and slows everything down. Packed with often-surprising discoveries, Twentysomething is a two-generation conversation that will become the definitive book on being young in our time. "The fullest guide through this territory . . . A densely researched report on the state of middleclass young people today, drawn from several data sources and filtered through a comparative lens." —The New Yorker
Download or read book Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications written by United States. Superintendent of Documents and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 1316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Honest Prayers From The Average Thirty something Woman written by Chrisenda Pereida and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2023-02-09 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever struggled? Let's be honest; we have struggles every day and need help! Being a Christian doesn't mean we have a perfect life or have everything figured out. We need our heavenly Father daily. There is power in prayer that can help you overcome whatever you are facing today. Do you have anxiety going to the grocery store? Have you ever felt weak spiritually? Maybe you need joy when coffee isn't working. You might need encouragement when you don't want to go to work. There are times we need to be reminded we are his queen of fashion. You might have haters in your life; then "Haters Going to Hate" is the prayer for you. Some other prayers include: "When You're Not in the Mood," "I Want a Drink," "It's Hard to Be Nice," "Bad Words," "Disappointed," "When Your Child Is Sick," "Fight like a Girl," "Is There More?", just to name a few. We all need prayer, and I know this book will help with whatever you're struggling with today. When we spend time with our Father, amazing things will start to happen. We will learn to trust in him and his word and know, no matter what, we are overcomers. With his presence in us, we can live a fearless life knowing, no matter what we face, we have the victory. Our time to shine is now; we are alive in him! We are children of the King and are called to live a victorious life; beyond us being perfectly imperfect. Through honest prayers, we can live the high life our Father has called us to live.
Download or read book The Bad Sixties written by Kristen Hoerl and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2018-06-14 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2018 Book Award from the American Studies Division of the National Communication Association Ongoing interest in the turmoil of the 1960s clearly demonstrates how these social conflicts continue to affect contemporary politics. In The Bad Sixties: Hollywood Memories of the Counterculture, Antiwar, and Black Power Movements, Kristen Hoerl focuses on fictionalized portrayals of 1960s activism in popular television and film. Hoerl shows how Hollywood has perpetuated politics deploring the detrimental consequences of the 1960s on traditional American values. During the decade, people collectively raised fundamental questions about the limits of democracy under capitalism. But Hollywood has proved dismissive, if not adversarial, to the role of dissent in fostering progressive social change. Film and television are salient resources of shared understanding for audiences born after the 1960s because movies and television programs are the most accessible visual medium for observing the decade's social movements. Hoerl indicates that a variety of television programs, such as Family Ties, The Wonder Years, and Law and Order, along with Hollywood films, including Forrest Gump, have reinforced images of the "bad sixties." These stories portray a period in which urban riots, antiwar protests, sexual experimentation, drug abuse, and feminism led to national division and moral decay. According to Hoerl, these messages supply distorted civics lessons about what we should value and how we might legitimately participate in our democracy. These warped messages contribute to "selective amnesia," a term that stresses how popular media renders radical ideas and political projects null or nonexistent. Selective amnesia removes the spectacular events and figures that define the late-1960s from their motives and context, flattening their meaning into reductive stereotypes. Despite popular television and film, Hoerl explains, memory of 1960s activism still offers a potent resource for imagining how we can strive collectively to achieve social justice and equality.
Download or read book This Thirtysomething Life written by Jon Rance and published by Hodder & Stoughton. This book was released on 2013-01-31 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A romantic comedy for anyone who is, has been or is ever likely to be a grown up. Being a thirtysomething man isn't easy (especially when you still yearn to be a twentysomething man). Meet Harry Spencer. History teacher, lover of snack food and terrified of growing up. However, when his wife Emily drops the P-Bomb, Harry is suddenly thrust into the role of expectant father. When he's tempted by the greener grass of an ex-girlfriend past, Harry has to make the most important decision of his life. Does he have what it takes to become a man, or will he succumb to the lure of adolescent fantasy? This is a love story about what happens after we've fallen in love, when we've swapped frolicking in the bed for cigarettes in the shed and Match of the Day for Mothercare. Brutally honest, laugh-out-loud funny and heart-warming, this is a diary about one man's bumbling journey on the road to adulthood. Visit Jon's website at www.jonrance.com or follow him on Twitter @JRance75. You can also email him at [email protected].
Download or read book OERI Bulletin written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book What Women Want Next written by Susan Maushart and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2008-12-17 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With all the choices available to today's women, why don't they more feel fulfilled? What Women Want Next is Susan Maushart's meditation-by turns profound and laugh-out-loud funny-on that central dilemma of postfeminist life. At one point she had it all, so why wasn't she happy? With What Women Want Next, Maushart combines research with personal history in a dynamic attempt to answer this question. Feminism may have led women to life's banquet table, but the meal they make of it is up to them. How to balance life and work, sex and sleep, child care and self-care? And why has women's guilt-that glass ceiling of the soul-become the biggest barrier they face? What Women Want Next is the first book to look at the spectrum of a woman's life and attempt to demonstrate how she can shape her own destiny throughout all its stages.
Download or read book 30 Something and Over It written by Kasey Edwards and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-04-07 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kasey Edwards has everything she's always wanted: a successful career and the lifestyle and assets to match. But she's empty and uninspired and doesn't want to go to work . . . Ever again. Terrified that she'll spend the rest of her life wearing pinstripes and pretending to care about 'adding value', Kasey embarks on a quest to rediscover passion and purpose in her life and work. We follow her on a journey of self-discovery as she looks for meaning in a puppy's eyes, begs her gynaecologist to cure her existential crisis, dabbles with the Law of Attraction and braves ten days of silent meditation. Meanwhile, her best friend Emma, who is experiencing a similar crisis, concentrates her search in the fields of casual sex and vodka shots. This irreverent yet poignant memoir will make you question our definition of the 'perfect life', laugh at the absurdity of the modern workplace and be warmed by the story of a friendship. Rise above your office cubicle for a moment and join Kasey in asking life's big questions - and find the courage to listen to your answers.
