Making Sense of Men´s Magazines
Peter Jackson
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Description for Making Sense of Men´s Magazines
Paperback. * A clearly written and comprehensive account of the extraordinary rise of men's magazines * Draws on original research based on interviews with magazine staff and with readers * A major contribution to the understanding of the role of men's magazines in contemporary lifestyle culture. . Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFCA; JFD; JFSJ2; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 334.
The last decade has witnessed the phenomenal growth of the men's magazine market, raising important questions of a more general kind. What is the significance of the rise of men's lifestyle magazines for gender politics? Are we witnessing a backlash against feminism or are they merely harmless fun? Why did lsquo;new man' give way to the lsquo;new lad'? What political issues do these questions raise within the context of the information society?
The last decade has witnessed the phenomenal growth of the men's magazine market, raising important questions of a more general kind. What is the significance of the rise of men's lifestyle magazines for gender politics? Are we witnessing a backlash against feminism or are they merely harmless fun? Why did lsquo;new man' give way to the lsquo;new lad'? What political issues do these questions raise within the context of the information society?
Making Sense of Men's Magazines is an original study which enables us to understand the appeal of men's magazines, the ways in which they are constructed ... Read more
This book makes a major contribution to understanding the role of magazines in contemporary culture and will be essential reading for students of sociology, media and cultural studies and gender studies.
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Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Weight
333g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745621760
SKU
V9780745621760
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About Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson is Professor of Human Geography at the University of Sheffield, Nick Stevenson is a Lecturer in the Department of Sociological Studies, University of Sheffield, Kate Brooks is a postgraduate student in the Department of Geography at the University of Sheffield. Nick Stevenson is a Lecturer in the Department of Sociological Studies, University of Sheffield ... Read more
Reviews for Making Sense of Men´s Magazines
"The authors shy away from one-dimensional arguments of ideology, hegemony, and resistance to provide a more nuanced argument based on ambiguity, ambivalence, and contradiction ... Making Sense of Men's Magaines is clearly written and presented. As such it represents an attractive option for course adoptations on both sides of the Atlantic..." American Journal of Sociology "[A] creative and ... Read more