White Weddings Romancing Heterosexuality in Popular Culture

Name: White Weddings Romancing Heterosexuality in Popular Culture
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ISBN: 9780415951333

ISBN-10: 041595133X

ISBN-13: 9780415951333

Edition: 2nd 2008 (Revised)

Authors: Chrys Ingraham

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This is a groundbreaking study of our culture's obsession with weddings. By examining popular films, commercials, magazines, advertising, television sitcoms and even children's toys, this book shows the pervasive influence of weddings in our culture and the important role they play in maintaining the romance of heterosexuality, the myth of white supremacy and the insatiable appetite of consumer capitalism." It examines how the economics and marketing of weddings have replaced the religious and moral view of marriage..." This second edition will also include: updates on all census and wedding industry data, coverage of gay marriage debates and their effect on weddings, new introduction and…

Book details

List price: $45.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 1/31/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 8.00" wide x 8.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.254
Language: English




Lifting the Veil



The Wedding-Industrial Complex



Romancing the Clone: The White Wedding



McBride Meets McDreamy: Television Weddings, the Internet, and Popular Film



And They Lived Happily Ever After


Epilogue


Appendix


Endnotes


References


Photo Permissions


Index