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... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > media studies > media and society > gender in the media > media portrayals and representations > gender and femininity: single/independent girl

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gender and femininity: single/independent girl  

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  • Media representations of single and independent women reflect the way gender roles are defined in everyday society. The second wave feminist movement of the 1960–70s sought to redefine the role of single women in the private sphere of the home and the public sphere of the workplace. [Source: Encyclopedia of Gender in Media; Gender and Femininity: Single/Independent Girl]

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