Community Media and Women

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Stalking womens stockings. 3. Scared silent of oprah winfrey. 4. Girl\'s resistance to partriarchal discourse in popular media. 5. Violence in the community and in the media. 6. The organisational culture of broadcasting. 7. The culture of a women led newspaper. 8. Modernist life writing and popular confession. 9. Feminism and political economy. 10. Constructing community. 11. Implications of the media bias coverage. 12. Media influence. 13. Media mirth and minorities. 14. Socialisation effects. Bibliography. Index.

The last few decades have seen tremendous changes in the lifestyles of men and women across all over the globe and particularly so in our own country. Globalization market economics and above all fast strides in technology have affected virtually all facets of life be it religion or education politics or employment fashion or health care.

With the advent of computers and telecommunications media has also undergone a sea of change. However in spite of all these changes the media has not managed to overcome the typical stereotypes that are associated with women in India. The status of women in India has been subject to many great changes over the past few millennia. (jacket)