Böcker av Patrice A. Oppliger

This book looks at the portrayals of girls on Disney and Nickelodeon tweencoms. It covers character tropes like main girls, mean girls, cheerleaders, and adults as well as special topics such as popularity, friendships, and girl power.

Professional wrestling revels in its exaggeration of masculinity. This study explores the link between watching televised wrestling matches and increases in verbal aggression, rebellion and propensity toward violence and retaliation.

A study that investigates the effects of mass marketed sexual images and cultural trends on the behaviors and attitudes of young girls and describes many ways in which young girls are increasingly taught to go to outrageous lengths in seeking male attention.

Addresses media role models in television, film, picture books, and the Internet in the realm of bullying and relational aggression. It highlights a significant number of portrayals with unproductive strategies that lead to poor resolutions or no resolution at all.