ISBN:
3631633009
,
9783631633007
Language:
English
Pages:
215 S.
,
210 mm x 148 mm, 290 g
Series Statement:
Europäische Hochschulschriften 496
Series Statement:
Reihe 14, Angelsächsische Sprache und Literatur
Series Statement:
Europäische Hochschulschriften / 14
DDC:
791.43/6522
Keywords:
Women in motion pictures
;
Women in popular culture
;
Older women
;
Single women in motion pictures
;
Motion pictures Plots, themes, etc
;
Bibliografie
;
Bibliografie
;
USA
;
Film
;
Alleinstehende Frau
;
Altern
;
Geschichte 1999-2008
Abstract:
"This study entails a qualitative cultural film analysis of single women characters in six contemporary US-American movies released between 1999 and 2008. On the one hand, the focal point is the assessment of character portrayals and their embedding into their everyday lives. On the other, it focuses on the correlation between age, gender, and marital status. Results show that an acknowledgement of different kinds of single older women seems prevalent, yet also reveal a dominance of hetero-normativity. It is concluded that Hollywood offers a so called counter world of single women and aging, particularly with regard to socio-economic strains, health, and an active aging process where one can look 'younger'."--Publisher description
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