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Women, Wellness, and the Media
Editor: Margaret C. Wiley
Date Of Publication: Jun 2008
Isbn13: 9781847185754
Isbn: 1-84718-575-4
As a former nurse and someone who now teaches Women’s Studies, I have long been interested in the politics of health care. Today, most Americans would agree that our health care system is broken. We pay more for health care than any nation in the world, yet in 2007, the World Health Organization ranked us as 37th in quality of health care. Forty-six million Americans are now without health insurance. What is happening here? And just where are all these dollars going? In Women, Wellness, and the Media, thirteen scholars from a wide range of disciplines examine the relationship between media stereotypes and women’s health. They look at several images of women: the perfect mom; the straight, bikini-clad sixteen-year old blond who has been air-brushed to perfection; the wild black Jezebel who struts her stuff; and the shriveled up menopausal crone. The writers point out that these images are making millions of dollars for all sorts of businesses ranging from the pharmaceutical industry to women’s magazines. Scholars have long noted that stereotypes disempower women; in Women Wellness and the Media we see how these stereotypes actually harm women’s health while turning millions in corporate profits.
Margaret Wiley is an assistant professor of Humanities at Colby-Sawyer College in New London, NH.
“This book is a collection of well-researched essays broad in scope, comprehensive in depth, and written by a diverse group of scholars. It is part reminder of the power media (backed by corporations) had in educating women, a power which continues unchecked today, and part a roadmap to future paths media, women and men can take to change direction. The essays …reveal a sexism, which on the surface seems to promote women’s independence and empowerment; yet, underneath, it actually undermines the power of the individual and the collective female. The essays postulate that the media remain rife with deceptions, which reinforce historical stereotypes and continue to subtly subvert female’s confidence, self respect, autonomy, and health. This collection further links sexism to ageism, racism, classism and homophobia.”
--Rebecca L. Johnson, MD Staff Psychiatrist, Dartmouth College Health Service Adjunct Asst Professor of Psychiatry, Dartmouth Medical School Former Ethic Institute Fellow, Dartmouth College
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