Sex, Love, and Romance in the Mass Media

This media literacy text offers a critical examination of the portrayals of relationships in the various media and debunks the myths perpetuated there. Author Mary-Lou Galician walks students through the various images of relationships, helping readers understand how to identify, illustrate, deconstruct, evaluate, and reframe the mass media's mythic and stereotypic portrayals of sex, love, and romance. They also learn how to use their own formal critical evaluations to clarify their own values and – as media consumers or mass communication creators – to share their insights with others.