| White Weddings: Romancing Heterosexuality in Popular Culture Contributor(s): Ingraham, Chrys (Author) |
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ISBN: 041595133X ISBN-13: 9780415951333 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $58.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - Marriage & Family - Social Science | Customs & Traditions - Social Science | Popular Culture |
| Dewey: 392.509 |
| LCCN: 2007033793 |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 8.04" W x 7.98" (1.28 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is a groundbreaking study of our culture's obsession with weddings. By examining popular films, commercials, magazines, advertising, television sitcoms and even children's toys, this book shows the pervasive influence of weddings in our culture and the important role they play in maintaining the romance of heterosexuality, the myth of white supremacy and the insatiable appetite of consumer capitalism. It examines how the economics and marketing of weddings have replaced the religious and moral view of marriage. This second edition includes many new and updated features including: full coverage of the wedding industrial complex; gay marriage and its relationship to white weddings and heterosexuality and demographics shifts as to who is marrying whom and why, nationally and internationally. |