Becoming a Woman Through Romance

by Linda K. Christian-Smith

Book Overview

A woman is incomplete without a man, motherhood is a woman's destiny, and a woman's place is in the home. These conservative political themes are woven throughout teen romance fiction's sagas of hearts and flowers.

Using the theory and interpretive methods of feminism and cultural studies, Christian-Smith explores the contradictory role that popular culture plays in constructing gender, class, race, age and sexual meanings. Originally published...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367339099
• ISBN13: 9780367339098
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"