Award Date
1-1-1995
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Communication Studies
Number of Pages
83
Abstract
Hollywood's Image of the Working Woman examines the stereotypes presented of working women in main stream Hollywood films. The thesis compares films portrayals of working women from "women's films" of the 1930s and 1940s with more contemporary films from the 1980s and 1990s. The paper explores the idea that there are "hegemonic processes" at work in American culture that limit the possibilities for substantive change in the way mass media portray women. This study will investigate whether these processes are at work in films which center on career-oriented female characters.
Keywords
Hollywood; Image; Woman; Working
Controlled Subject
Motion pictures--Study and teaching; Women's studies
File Format
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3205.12 KB
Degree Grantor
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Language
English
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Repository Citation
Dawson, Jody Elizabeth, "Hollywood's image of the working woman" (1995). UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations. 516.
http://dx.doi.org/10.25669/f1nc-wwio
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