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616698
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Fink, Charlotte Christina
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Spinsters reloaded : : single older women in American popular culture /\ Charlotte Christina Fink.
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Europäische Hochschulschriften. Reihe XIV, Angelsächsische Sprache und Literatur,; v. 496 =European university studies. Series XIV, Anglo-Saxon language and literature ;; v. 496 =Publications universitaire européennes. Série XIV, Langue et litterature anglo-saxonnes,; v. 496
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215 pages ;; 22 cm.
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9783631633007
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: 3631633009
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-215).
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| Abstract
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"This study entails a qualitative cultural film analysis of single women characters in six contemporary US-American movies released between 1999 and 2008. On the one hand, the focal point is the assessment of character portrayals and their embedding into their everyday lives. On the other, it focuses on the correlation between age, gender, and marital status. Results show that an acknowledgement of different kinds of single older women seems prevalent, yet also reveal a dominance of hetero-normativity. It is concluded that Hollywood offers a so called counter world of single women and aging, particularly with regard to socio-economic strains, health, and an active aging process where one can look 'younger'."--Publisher description.
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Women in motion pictures.
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Women in popular culture-- United States.
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Older women-- United States.
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Single women in motion pictures.
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Motion pictures-- United States-- Plots, themes, etc.
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