This thesis traces the history and development of Ms. magazine, in its three incarnations, between 1972 and 1992. Since its inception as a distinctly feminist monthly, Ms. has drifted between two categories of popular cultural artifacts (mainstream consumer culture and feminist counterculture) while distingishing itself as the only national feminist monthly in the United States, a key economic and symbolic feminist institution. The author compares the economic bases, ideological orientations and readerships of Ms. three incarnations in order to examine and the ways in which an ideological vehicle negotiates a consumer setting like the women's magazine industry. While serving to highlight debates surrounding the limitations of liberal feminist ideology, the history and development of Ms. magazine also raises questions concerning the validity of categories like "mainstream consumer culture/feminist counterculture" where contemporary women's media are concerned.

Thesis (M.A.)--York University, 1999. Graduate Programme in Interdisciplinary Studies. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 148-154). Also available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/yorku/fullcit?pMQ39195.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 51-56). Also available in print.

Thesis (Honors)--College of William and Mary, 2010. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 123-129). Also available online.

Thesis (M.A.I.S.)--Oregon State University, 2011. / Printout. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 112-115). Also available on the World Wide Web.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1970. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Women’s magazines as a popular form of entertainment are among the media products that have been criticised for misrepresenting women. These popular magazines are often condemned for their failure to represent women in a positive light although they claim to target women as their market. The objective of this research is to assess and analyse representations of women in selected women’s magazines. Because women’s magazines are part of popular culture, which is not only concerned with the production process but also takes into consideration the needs of the readers, the research seeks to find out whether these magazines meet the expectations of its readers. The study is a combination of qualitative analysis, which looks at the frequency and the manner in which women are represented, with a qualitative interpretation of women’s roles within those representations. The issue of representations of women in women’s magazines is a very complex one as magazines, like other cultural texts are open to multiple interpretations. Consequently, multiple conclusions have been reached and the outcome of the study is therefore a series of three conclusions based on feature articles, advertisements and at a theoretical level.

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高詠怡. / "2006年9月" / 論文(哲學碩士)--香港中文大學, 2006. / 參考文獻(leaves i-ix). / "2006 nian 9 yue" / Abstracts in Chinese and English. / Gao Yongyi. / Lun wen (zhe xue shuo shi)--Xianggang Zhong wen da xue, 2006. / Can kao wen xian (leaves i-ix). / 導論 --- p.1-18頁 / Chapter ■ --- 引言 / Chapter ■ --- 硏究緣起 / Chapter ■ --- 前人硏究回顧 / Chapter ■ --- 本硏究的目的、資料與方法 / Chapter ■ --- 論文結構 / Chapter ■ --- 預期貢獻 / Chapter 第一章 --- 七十年代的香港女性 --- p.19-46頁 / Chapter ■ --- 政治及法律改革與女性地位的提升 / Chapter ■ --- 普及教育與女性競爭力的提高 / Chapter ■ --- 經濟發展與職業女性的湧現 / Chapter ■ --- 七十年代職業女性面對的困難 / Chapter ■ --- 總結 / Chapter 第二章 --- 戰前至七十年代香港的婦女雜誌 --- p.47-80頁 / Chapter ■ --- 戰前的婦女雜誌-知識及愛國情操並重 / Chapter ■ --- 戰後至五十年代的婦女雜誌-以家庭生活爲中心 / Chapter ■ --- 六十年代的婦女雜誌-擴展年輕讀者市場 / Chapter ■ --- 七十年代的婦女雜誌-以職業女性爲對象 / Chapter ■ --- 總結 / Chapter 第三章 --- 婦女雜誌中的「時代女性」：形象與生活 --- p.81-107頁 / Chapter ■ --- 「時代女性」一詞在雜誌中的運用 / Chapter ■ --- 「時代女性」的定義 / Chapter ■ --- 婦女雜誌描述下「時代女性」的形象 / Chapter ■ --- 「時代女性」在現代社會中面對的困難 / Chapter ■ --- 形成「時代女性」的因素 / Chapter ■ --- 總結 / Chapter 第四章 --- 「時代女性」與七十年代香港女性議題 --- p.108-155頁 / Chapter ■ --- 七十年代社會環境與本地婦女議題的討論 / Chapter ■ --- 婦女雜誌對婦女運動的關注 / Chapter ■ --- 婦女雜誌中有關婦女議題的論述 / Chapter ■ --- 總結 / 結論 --- p.156-168頁 / 附件 / 表一十五歲或以上人口在各級教育程度之百分率 --- p.A / 表二 1961年-1981年女性人口在各級之教育程度 --- p.B / 表三 1961年-1981年男性人口在各級之教育程度 --- p.B / 圖一 1961年-1981年女性人口在各級之教育程度 --- p.B / 圖二 1961年-1981年男性人口在各級之教育程度 --- p.B / 表四 1947年-1964年之教育金字塔數據 --- p.C / 表五 七十年代各類中學中一級之學費 --- p.C / 表六 1975年幾間著名私校中一級學費 --- p.C / 表七 1977年-1978年香港大學及中文大學的本科生和硏究生數目 --- p.C / 表八 1961年-1986年女性接受小學教育師訓的百分率 --- p.D / 表九 1971年-1986年香港大學及中文大學女性本科生所佔百分率 --- p.D / 表十 1961年-1981年以性別及職業類別分類的勞動人口分佈 --- p.E / 表十一 1961年至1981年以性別分類之勞動參與率 --- p.E / 表十二 1961年-1981年以性別及年齡分類的勞動參與率 --- p.F / 圖三 不同年齡組別女性之勞動參與率 --- p.F / 表十三 1976年整體女性勞動人口之學歷與職業分佈百分比 --- p.G / 表十四一九三零至一九七零年代本港出版之婦女雜誌 --- p.H / 表十五七十年代銷售之婦女雜誌 --- p.I / 表十六七十年代七本婦女雜誌的目錄標題統計 --- p.J / 圖四 七本婦女雜誌的封面 --- p.K / 參考書目 --- p.i-ix

Thesis (Ph.D.)--City University of Hong Kong, 2006. / "Submitted to Department of English and Communication in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy" Includes bibliographical references (leaves 249-263)