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| Stop! Before You Begin to Read This Book, Take Dr. FUN's Mass Media Love Quiz | |
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| Dr. FUN's Mass Media Love Quiz | |
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| Contents | |
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| Preface: Why I Wrote This Book for You | |
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| Introduction: "The Romanticization of Love in the Mass Media" | |
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| Foundations of Analysis & Criticism of Sex, Love, & Romance in the Mass Media | |
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| Key Foundational Terms & Concepts: What Do They Mean? | |
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| Ideals & Illusions (Unrealistic Models): Myths & Stereotypes of Love & Coupleship | |
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| Diagnoses & Dis-Illusions (Realistic Models): Designs for Rational Love & Coupleship | |
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| Mass Media Narrative Constructions: Mass Media Storytelling Approaches, Techniques, & Devices | |
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| The Influence of the Mass Media: Research & Theories of Mass Media Effects on Individuals & Society | |
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| Strategies & Skills of Media Literacy: Tools for Media Analysis & Criticism | |
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| Applications of Analysis & Criticism of Sex, Love, & Romance in the Mass Media | |
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| Dr. FUN's Mass Media Love Quiz Myth #1: Your perfect partner is cosmically predestined, so nothing/nobody can ultimately separate you | |
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| Dr. FUN's Mass Media Love Quiz Myth #2: There's such a thing as "love at first sight" | |
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| Dr. FUN's Mass Media Love Quiz Myth #3: Your true soul mate should KNOW what you're thinking or feeling (without your having to tell) | |
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| Dr. FUN's Mass Media Love Quiz Myth #4: If your partner is truly meant for you, sex is easy and wonderful | |
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| Dr. FUN's Mass Media Love Quiz Myth #5: To attract and keep a man, a woman should look like a model or a centerfold | |
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| Dr. FUN's Mass Media Love Quiz Myth #6: The man should NOT be shorter, weaker, younger, poorer, or less successful than the woman | |
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| Dr. Fun's Mass Media Love Quiz Myth #7: The love of a good and faithful true woman can change a man from a "beast" into a "prince" | |
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| Dr. FUN's Mass Media Love Quiz Myth #8: Bickering and fighting a lot mean that a man and a woman really love each other passionately | |
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| Dr. FUN's Mass Media Love Quiz Myth #9: All you really need is love, so it doesn't matter if you and your lover have very different values | |
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| Dr. FUN's Mass Media Love Quiz Myth #10: The right mate "completes you"--filling your needs and making your dreams come true | |
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| Dr. FUN's Mass Media Love Quiz Myth #11: In real life, actors and actresses are often very much like the romantic characters they portray | |
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| Dr. FUN's Mass Media Love Quiz Myth #12: Since mass media portrayals of romance aren't "real," they don't really affect you | |
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| Epilogue: DON'T STOP! "The End Is Where We Start From" | |
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| Sample Completed Worksheet | |
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| Sample Analysis & Criticism | |
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| Index | |