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Social Comparison Theory
Social comparison is a theoretical model that examines psychological phenomena when an individual compares some aspect of the self—body image, for example—to that of others who may be actual, imagined, or implied. Leon Festinger, who is well known for developing cognitive ...
- Barthes, Roland
- Cognitive Script Theory
- Beauty and Body Image: Beauty Myths
- Avatar
- Audiences: Producers of New Media
- Advertising
- Gay and Lesbian Portrayals on Television
- Affirmative Action
- Berger, John
- Critical Theory
- Beauty and Body Image: Eating Disorders
- Blogs and Blogging
- Audiences: Reception and Injection Models
- Children's Programming: Cartoons
- Gender and Femininity: Motherhood
- Cultural Politics
- Bordo, Susan
- Cultivation Theory
- Class Privilege
- Cyberdating
- Fairness Doctrine
- Children's Programming: Disney and Pixar
- Gender and Femininity: Single/Independent Girl
- Culture Jamming
- Boyd, Danah
- Desensitization Effect
- Heterosexism
- Cyberpunk
- Federal Communications Commission
- Comics
- Gender and Masculinity: Black Masculinity
- Diversity
- Doane, Mary Ann
- Discourse Analysis
- Homophobia
- Cyberspace and Cyberculture
- Media Consolidation
- E-Zines: Riot Grrrl
- Gender and Masculinity: Fatherhood
- Empowerment
- Douglas, Susan J.
- Encoding and Decoding
- Identity
- Cyborg
- Network News Anchor Desk
- Film: Hollywood
- Gender and Masculinity: Metrosexual Male
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Ellul, Jacques
- Feminism
- Intersectionality
- Electronic Media and Social Inequality
- New Media
- Film: Horror
- Gender and Masculinity: White Masculinity
- Gender Media Monitoring
- Fiske, John
- Feminist Theory: Liberal
- Minority Rights
- E-Zines: Third Wave Feminist
- Telecommunications Act of 1996
- Film: Independent
- Gender Embodiment
- Media Literacy
- Gamson, Joshua
- Feminist Theory: Marxist
- Misogyny
- Hacking and Hacktivism
- Workforce
- Graphic Novels
- Heroes: Action and Super Heroes
- Giroux, Henry
- Feminist Theory: Postcolonial
- Prejudice
- Hypermedia
- Men's Magazines: Lad Magazines
- Television
- Guerrilla Girls
- Feminist Theory: Second Wave
- Racism
- Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games
- Men's Magazines: Lifestyle and Health
- Hall, Stuart
- Feminist Theory: Socialist
- Sexism
- Multi-User Dimensions
- Music: Underrepresentation of Women Artists
- Hanna, Kathleen
- Feminist Theory: Third Wave
- Sexuality
- Online New Media: GLBTQ Identity
- Music Videos: Representations of Men
- hooks, bell
- Feminist Theory: Women-of-Color and Multiracial Perspectives
- Stereotypes
- Online New Media: Transgender Identity
- Music Videos: Representations of Women
- Jenkins, Henry
- Gender Schema Theory
- Violence and Aggression
- Music Videos: Tropes
- Jervis, Lisa
- Hegemony
- Social Inequality
- Newsrooms
- Jhally, Sut
- Ideology
- Social Media
- Pornification of Everyday Life
- Kellner, Douglas
- Male Gaze
- Social Networking Sites: Facebook
- Pornography: Gay and Lesbian
- Kilbourne, Jean
- Mass Media
- Social Networking Sites: Myspace
- Pornography: Heterosexual
- Kruger, Barbara
- Media Convergence
- Pornography: Internet
- Lasn, Kalle
- Media Ethnography
- Viral Advertising and Marketing
- Radio
- McChesney, Robert
- Media Globalization
- Virtual Community
- Radio: Pirate
- McLuhan, Marshall
- Media Rhetoric
- Virtual Sex
- Reality-Based Television: America's Next Top Model
- Miller, Mark Crispin
- Mediation
- Virtuality
- Reality-Based Television: Makeover Shows
- Moyers, Bill
- Patriarchy
- Web 2.0
- Reality-Based Television: Wedding Shows
- Mulvey, Laura
- Polysemic Text
- Wiki
- Romance Novels
- Radway, Janice
- Postfeminism
- YouTube
- Sitcoms
- Rushkoff, Douglas
- Postmodernism
- Soap Operas
- Steinem, Gloria
- Post-Structuralism
- Sports Media: Extreme Sports and Masculinity
- Quantitative Content Analysis
- Sports Media: Olympics
- Queer Theory
- Sports Media: Transgender
- Reception Theory
- Talk Shows
- Scopophilia
- Textbooks
- Semiotics
- Toys and Games: Gender Socialization
- Simulacra
- Toys and Games: Racial Stereotypes and Identity
- Social Comparison Theory
- Tropes
- Social Construction of Gender
- Tween Magazines
- Social Learning Theory
- Video Gaming: Representations of Femininity
- Televisuality
- Video Gaming: Representations of Masculinity
- Textual Analysis
- Video Gaming: Violence
- Transgender Studies
- Women's Magazines: Fashion
- Transsexuality
- Women's Magazines: Feminist Magazines
- Women's Magazines: Lifestyle and Health
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