{"product_id":"making-sense-of-mens-magazines-hardback-9780745621753","title":"Making Sense of Men's Magazines (Hardback) 9780745621753","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMaking Sense of Men's Magazines\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePeter Jackson (Author), Nick Stevenson (Author), Kate Brooks (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745621753, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 6 September 2001\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.6 x 2.2 cm, 0.435 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"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 ... \u003ci\u003eMaking Sense of Men's Magaines\u003c\/i\u003e is clearly written and presented. As such it represents an attractive option for course adoptations on both sides of the Atlantic...\" \u003ci\u003eAmerican Journal of Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"[A] creative and informative study.\" \u003ci\u003eTransactions of the British Geographers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe 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? \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaking Sense of Men's Magazines\u003c\/i\u003e is an original study which enables us to understand the appeal of men's magazines, the ways in which they are constructed and understood, and many of the complex questions they raise for both men and women. Through interviews with editors and key production staff, an analysis of the content of men's magazines and focus group interviews, this work seeks to lsquo;make sense' of this cultural phenomenon. The authors give particular attention to the gendered and commercial character of men's magazines, and the implications they have for the way we understand capitalism, masculinity and consumption in the modern world.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introduction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReading Magazines.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheorizing Masculinities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsumption, the Media and Audience Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 The Media and the Market.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Magazine Market.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContemporary Media Debates.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: the Instability of Hegemonic Masculinities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Editorial Work.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMagazines and Cultural Power.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterviewing the Editors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEditorial Insecurities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommercial Imperatives Versus Editorial freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 'Necessary Evil' of Advertising.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResponding to the Market or Creating a Niche?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSexy or Pornographic?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Questions of Content.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBoys Love Their Girls.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDon't You Want Me?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLexicons of Love or Operator's Manual?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsumption and the Sociology of the Body.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMen's Health Magazines, Anxiety and the Body.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIrony and the Cultural Politics of Masculinity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Readings.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscourses and Dispositions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscursive Repertoires.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstructed Certitude.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscursive Dispositions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural Capital.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Ambivalent Space.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Conclusion.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMediated Cultural Power.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMasculinity and Contemporary Gender Relations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommercial Culture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendices.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52406560784664,"sku":"9780745621753","price":49.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745621753.jpg?v=1784140106","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/making-sense-of-mens-magazines-hardback-9780745621753","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}