Media Representations of Footballers'' Wives - A Wag''s Life

Informationen zum Autor The late Jen Bullen was a PhD student in the Department of Sociology at the University of Essex, UK, between 2006 and 2010. Klappentext Representing a detailed analysis of footballers' wives and their role in contemporary British culture, this books explores how the generic and stereotypical 'Wag' has been created by newspaper and magazine coverage, auto/biographies and influential television programmes. Zusammenfassung Representing a detailed analysis of footballers' wives and their role in contemporary British culture! this books explores how the generic and stereotypical 'Wag' has been created by newspaper and magazine coverage! auto/biographies and influential television programmes. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction 2. Framing the wag 3. Methodology 4. Wives in Print 5. Footballers' Wive$ - Fact or Fiction? 6. Auto/biographies – Telling Tales 7. Conclusions – What's in a Name? Data Sources Bibliography Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Framing the wag 3. Methodology 4. Wives in Print 5. Footballers' Wive$ - Fact or Fiction? 6. Auto/biographies - Telling Tales 7. Conclusions - What's in a Name? Data Sources Bibliography Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C

Product details

• Authors: J Bullen, J. Bullen, Jennifer Bullen
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.01.2014
• EAN: 9781349463190
• ISBN: 978-1-349-46319-0
• No. of pages: 232
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); B, Gender Studies, Media Studies, Sociology, Cultural Studies, Communication, Society & culture: general, Sociology: sport & leisure, Regional and Cultural Studies, Regional Cultural Studies, Media and Communication, Media Research, Regional Studies, Sociology: sport and leisure, Media Sociology, Sport Sociology, Sociology of Sport and Leisure, Sports—Sociological aspects, Culture—Study and teaching, Cultural and Media Studies, general, Palgrave Media & Culture Collection