Sex, Love, and Romance in the Mass Media: Analysis and Criticism of Unrealistic Portrayals and Their Influence.(Book Review)

Publication: Journal of Popular Culture

Publication Date: 01-NOV-04

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Sex, Love, and Romance in the Mass Media: Analysis and Criticism of Unrealistic Portrayals and Their Influence. Mary-Lou Galician. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum, 2004.

"Love is blind, but marriage is a real eye-opener" goes the wisecrack--funny and, unfortunately, true. Our society is bombarded with mediated images of love--heaving bosoms, perfect woman, heroic man, happily ever after--while more than half of our marriages fail. Mary-Lou Galician, who teaches mass communication at Arizona State University, contends that false illusions and unrealistic expectations about love, fostered by popular culture in movies, magazines, television, songs, books, and newspapers, contribute to the high mortality...

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