Where the Girls Are

Where the Girls Are

Growing Up Female with the Mass Media

About the Book

Media critic Douglas deconstructs the ambiguous messages sent to American women via TV programs, popular music, advertising, and nightly news reporting over the last 40 years, and fathoms their influence on her own life and the lives of her contemporaries. Photos.
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Susan J. Douglas
Susan J. Douglas, Ph.D., is a professor of communication studies at the University in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She is a prize-winning author, columnist, and lecturer known well for her book Where the Girls Are: Growing Up Female with the Mass Media. She lives with her husband and daughter in Ann Arbor. More by Susan J. Douglas
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