This book was written for parents and/or professionals to discuss what it feels like for a child to be different. Although the story focuses on a child with Sturge-Weber syndrome, any illness or physical or mental challenge may be substituted in the syndrome's place. The story transcends specific elements and focuses on a child's struggle to fit in. Children with cancer, diabetes, or learning disabilities all face a similar dilemma of wondering how to be accepted as part of their peer group.
Women and Journalism offers a rich and comprehensive analysis of the roles, status and experiences of women journalists in the United States and Britain. Drawing on a variety of sources and dealing with a host of women journalists ranging from nineteenth century pioneers to Martha Gellhorn, Kate Adie and Veronica Guerin, the authors investigate the challenges women have faced in their struggle to establish reputations as professionals. This book provides an account of the gendered structuring of journalism in print, radio and television and speculates about women's still-emerging role in online journalism. Their accomplishments as war correspondents are tracked to the present, including a study of the role they played post-September 11th.
For decades, scholars have repeatedly found the inequity of gender representations in informational and entertainment media. Beginning with the seminal work by Gaye Tuchman and colleagues, we have repeatedly seen a systemic underrepresentation and misrepresentation of women in media. Examining the latest research in discourse and content analyses trending in both domestic and international circles, Media Disparity: A Gender Battleground highlights the progress—or lack thereof—in media regarding portrayals of women, across genres and cultures within the twenty-first century. Blending both original studies and descriptive overviews of current media platforms, top scholars evaluate the portrayals of women in contemporary venues, including advertisements, videogames, political stories, health communication, and reality television.
Examines the reasons nearly two hundred thousand single American women have decided to become mothers, and discusses father's rights, adoption, family responses, and the effects of single parenting on mother and child
At Sunset High, Mollie Traister mistakenly thinks that Nadia Lawrence's producer-father wants her to write a screenplay, causing a romantic mishap with her boyfriend, Scott Newmark.
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