Media, entertainment and culture
Literature
2023-2024
, Contents
Baran | Chapter 1 | Mass Communication, Culture, and Media Literacy ................................... 6
Storey | Chapter 1 | What is popular culture? ............................................................................. 9
3 broad definitions of culture .............................................................................................. 9
5 of the many ways of understanding ideology .................................................................. 9
Popular culture ...................................................................................................................... 10
Kidd | Chapter 1 | An introduction to the sociology of popular culture ................................... 13
Defining popular culture ....................................................................................................... 13
The functions of popular culture .......................................................................................... 15
The mass media matrix ......................................................................................................... 16
The matrix of identity ........................................................................................................... 17
Typology of pop culture adaptation ...................................................................................... 18
Kidd | Chapter 2 | Racial perspectives on popular culture ....................................................... 19
Racial theory and popular culture ......................................................................................... 19
Race in the social world........................................................................................................ 20
Racial dynamics of representation ........................................................................................ 20
Racial dynamics of production ............................................................................................. 21
Wrap-up ................................................................................................................................ 22
Little & McGiven | Chapter 5 | Socialization ........................................................................... 23
5.1 Theories of self development ................................................................................... 23
Psychological perspectives on self development .............................................................. 23
Sociological theories of self development ........................................................................ 24
Kohlberg’s theory of moral development ......................................................................... 25
Gilligan’s theory of moral development and gender......................................................... 25
5.2 Why socialization matters ........................................................................................ 26
Nature versus nurture ........................................................................................................ 26
5.3 Agents of socialization ............................................................................................. 26
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, 5.4 Socialization across the life course .......................................................................... 27
Resocialization .................................................................................................................. 28
Signorielli | Chapter 26 | Cultivation in the twenty-first century ............................................. 29
Cultivation analysis methods ................................................................................................ 30
Critiques and refinements ..................................................................................................... 30
Genner & Süss | Socialization as media effect ......................................................................... 31
Media as a powerful agent of socialization .......................................................................... 31
Media socialization and the generations ............................................................................... 32
Identity formation through media ......................................................................................... 32
Motivations, cultivation, and stereotypes ............................................................................. 33
Uses & gratifications approach ......................................................................................... 33
Media risks and parenting..................................................................................................... 34
Media effects on social relationships .................................................................................... 34
Blurring boundaries between professional and private lives ................................................ 34
Media literacy as a goal and a tool ....................................................................................... 35
Kidd | Chapter 3 | Class perspectives on popular culture ......................................................... 36
Cheshmehzangi | Chapter 1 | Introduction to the notion of identity......................................... 39
1.1 The notion of identity and its definition ................................................................... 39
1.1.1 Identity as a ‘self’ ................................................................................................. 40
1.1.2 Sameness and otherness: personality and social concerns ................................... 40
1.1.3 Identity as a ‘relation’ .......................................................................................... 40
1.2 Dimensions of identity ............................................................................................. 41
1.2.1 The personal dimension: a humane perspective ................................................... 41
1.2.2 The social dimension: human and society ............................................................ 41
1.2.3 The cultural dimension: human and everyday life ............................................... 42
1.2.4 The locational dimension: human and environment ............................................ 42
1.3 Identity as an inter-relations between ‘content’ and ‘context’ ................................. 42
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, Kelly | Skater girlhood and emphasized femininity: ‘you can’t land an ollie properly in heels’
.................................................................................................................................................. 44
Smits | Young Dutch commercially sponsored kite surfers: free as a bird? ............................. 47
Kidd | Chapter 4 | Gender perspectives on popular culture ...................................................... 50
Young | Acuisition of current-events knowledge from political satire programming: an
experimental approach ............................................................................................................. 54
Chen | How does political satire influence political participation? Examining the role of
counter- and pro-attitudinal exposure, anger, and personal issue importance.......................... 56
Kidd | Chapter 5 | Sexuality perspective on popular culture .................................................... 58
Coyne | Princess power: longitudinal associations between engagement with princess culture
in preschool and gender stereotypical behavior, body esteem, and hegemonic masculinity in
early adolescence...................................................................................................................... 61
de Leeuw | Helping behavior in Disney animated movies and children’s helping behavior in
the Netherlands ......................................................................................................................... 64
Mares | Positive effects of television on children’s social interactions: a meta-analysis ......... 66
Bazzini | Do animated Disney characters portray and promote the beauty-goodness
stereotype? ................................................................................................................................ 68
Robinson | The portrayal of older characters in Disney animated films .................................. 68
England | Gender role portrayal and the Disney princesses ..................................................... 69
Garabedian | Animating gender roles: how Disney is redefining the modern princess ........... 70
Stover | Damsels and heroines: the conundrum of the post-feminist Disney princess............. 71
Coyne | Pretty as a princess: longitudinal effects of engagement with Disney Princesses on
gender stereotypes, body image, and prosocial behavior in children ....................................... 73
Coyne | Indirect aggression in animated Disney films ............................................................. 73
Ward | A Disney worldview: mixed moral messages ............................................................... 74
Tanner | Images of couples and families in Disney feature-length animated films.................. 75
Padilla-Walker | Is Disney the nicest place on earth? A content analysis of prosocial behavior
in animated Disney films.......................................................................................................... 76
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Literature
2023-2024
, Contents
Baran | Chapter 1 | Mass Communication, Culture, and Media Literacy ................................... 6
Storey | Chapter 1 | What is popular culture? ............................................................................. 9
3 broad definitions of culture .............................................................................................. 9
5 of the many ways of understanding ideology .................................................................. 9
Popular culture ...................................................................................................................... 10
Kidd | Chapter 1 | An introduction to the sociology of popular culture ................................... 13
Defining popular culture ....................................................................................................... 13
The functions of popular culture .......................................................................................... 15
The mass media matrix ......................................................................................................... 16
The matrix of identity ........................................................................................................... 17
Typology of pop culture adaptation ...................................................................................... 18
Kidd | Chapter 2 | Racial perspectives on popular culture ....................................................... 19
Racial theory and popular culture ......................................................................................... 19
Race in the social world........................................................................................................ 20
Racial dynamics of representation ........................................................................................ 20
Racial dynamics of production ............................................................................................. 21
Wrap-up ................................................................................................................................ 22
Little & McGiven | Chapter 5 | Socialization ........................................................................... 23
5.1 Theories of self development ................................................................................... 23
Psychological perspectives on self development .............................................................. 23
Sociological theories of self development ........................................................................ 24
Kohlberg’s theory of moral development ......................................................................... 25
Gilligan’s theory of moral development and gender......................................................... 25
5.2 Why socialization matters ........................................................................................ 26
Nature versus nurture ........................................................................................................ 26
5.3 Agents of socialization ............................................................................................. 26
2
, 5.4 Socialization across the life course .......................................................................... 27
Resocialization .................................................................................................................. 28
Signorielli | Chapter 26 | Cultivation in the twenty-first century ............................................. 29
Cultivation analysis methods ................................................................................................ 30
Critiques and refinements ..................................................................................................... 30
Genner & Süss | Socialization as media effect ......................................................................... 31
Media as a powerful agent of socialization .......................................................................... 31
Media socialization and the generations ............................................................................... 32
Identity formation through media ......................................................................................... 32
Motivations, cultivation, and stereotypes ............................................................................. 33
Uses & gratifications approach ......................................................................................... 33
Media risks and parenting..................................................................................................... 34
Media effects on social relationships .................................................................................... 34
Blurring boundaries between professional and private lives ................................................ 34
Media literacy as a goal and a tool ....................................................................................... 35
Kidd | Chapter 3 | Class perspectives on popular culture ......................................................... 36
Cheshmehzangi | Chapter 1 | Introduction to the notion of identity......................................... 39
1.1 The notion of identity and its definition ................................................................... 39
1.1.1 Identity as a ‘self’ ................................................................................................. 40
1.1.2 Sameness and otherness: personality and social concerns ................................... 40
1.1.3 Identity as a ‘relation’ .......................................................................................... 40
1.2 Dimensions of identity ............................................................................................. 41
1.2.1 The personal dimension: a humane perspective ................................................... 41
1.2.2 The social dimension: human and society ............................................................ 41
1.2.3 The cultural dimension: human and everyday life ............................................... 42
1.2.4 The locational dimension: human and environment ............................................ 42
1.3 Identity as an inter-relations between ‘content’ and ‘context’ ................................. 42
3
, Kelly | Skater girlhood and emphasized femininity: ‘you can’t land an ollie properly in heels’
.................................................................................................................................................. 44
Smits | Young Dutch commercially sponsored kite surfers: free as a bird? ............................. 47
Kidd | Chapter 4 | Gender perspectives on popular culture ...................................................... 50
Young | Acuisition of current-events knowledge from political satire programming: an
experimental approach ............................................................................................................. 54
Chen | How does political satire influence political participation? Examining the role of
counter- and pro-attitudinal exposure, anger, and personal issue importance.......................... 56
Kidd | Chapter 5 | Sexuality perspective on popular culture .................................................... 58
Coyne | Princess power: longitudinal associations between engagement with princess culture
in preschool and gender stereotypical behavior, body esteem, and hegemonic masculinity in
early adolescence...................................................................................................................... 61
de Leeuw | Helping behavior in Disney animated movies and children’s helping behavior in
the Netherlands ......................................................................................................................... 64
Mares | Positive effects of television on children’s social interactions: a meta-analysis ......... 66
Bazzini | Do animated Disney characters portray and promote the beauty-goodness
stereotype? ................................................................................................................................ 68
Robinson | The portrayal of older characters in Disney animated films .................................. 68
England | Gender role portrayal and the Disney princesses ..................................................... 69
Garabedian | Animating gender roles: how Disney is redefining the modern princess ........... 70
Stover | Damsels and heroines: the conundrum of the post-feminist Disney princess............. 71
Coyne | Pretty as a princess: longitudinal effects of engagement with Disney Princesses on
gender stereotypes, body image, and prosocial behavior in children ....................................... 73
Coyne | Indirect aggression in animated Disney films ............................................................. 73
Ward | A Disney worldview: mixed moral messages ............................................................... 74
Tanner | Images of couples and families in Disney feature-length animated films.................. 75
Padilla-Walker | Is Disney the nicest place on earth? A content analysis of prosocial behavior
in animated Disney films.......................................................................................................... 76
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