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21st Century Media and Female Mental Health Profitable Vulnerability and Sad Girl Culture

This open access book examines the conversations around gendered mental health in contemporary Western media culture. While early 21st century-media was marked by a distinct focus on happiness, productivity and success, during the 2010s negative feelings and discussions around mental health have bec...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thelandersson, Fredrika
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Palgrave Macmillan 2023, 2023
Edition:1st ed. 2023
Subjects:
Gender Identity In Mass Media
Media And Gender
Gender Studies
Health Communication
Communication In Medicine
Sex
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Magazines: Relatability and Seriousness in Cosmopolitan and Teen Vogue
  • 3. Celebrities: Intimacy, ordinariness, and self-transformation in the health narratives of Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez
  • 4. Social Media Sadness: Sad Girls and the Public Display of Vulnerability
  • 5. Conclusion

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