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