Nasty Women

<p><em>Nasty Women: Media Portrayals and Treatment of Women </em>provides readers with a comprehensive examination of the portrayals of women in mass media that appear to be divided along gender race/ethnicity social status age disability sexual orientation and body image. The book also covers how women's privileges disadvantages and exclusions are treated in the media. </p><p> </p><p>How have women been misrepresented and mistreated in today's mass media venues? Women's changing roles in American history and politics as well as their roles in news stories as experts and credible and reliable sources are a few of the subjects found in dedicated chapters. Other chapters provide insights into: 1) the challenges faced by women who identify as LGBTQIA+; 2) research on depictions of violence against women; 3) media portrayals of women as victims or perpetrators of violence; 4) how women's bodies are imagined in mass media content; and 5) portrayals and depictions of women starring in popular reality television shows. A discussion on the various isms such as racism sexism heterosexism colorism lookism and body-ism are further introduced to readers as are the theories of feminism theories used in mass communication research social psychology theories and queer theory. </p><p> </p><p><em>Nasty Women</em> is an instructive and necessary resource for courses in sociology mass communication journalism women's and gender studies graduate programs and other social sciences disciplines that focus on media effects culture and society. </p>