Tweencom girls : gender and adolescence in Disney and Nickelodeon sitcoms / Patrice A. Oppliger.

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"Tweencom Girls analyzes the different ways character tropes, particularly for female characters, have been portrayed in media and targeted at eight- to twelve-year-olds over the past twenty-five years. This book focuses particularly on sitcoms produced by the cable giants Disney Channel and Nickelo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Oppliger, Patrice A. (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2019]
Series:	Children and youth in popular culture.
Subjects:	Girls on television. Mass media and girls. Mass media and teenage girls. Girls in popular culture. Preteen girls. Disney Channel (Firm) Nickelodeon (Firm) Teen television programs > United States. Teenage girls in popular culture. Teen television programs. United States.
Physical Description:	xix, 209 pages ; 24 cm.
Format:	Book

Contents:

Introduction
I: Tropes : 1. Main Girls
2. Mean Girls
3. Cheerleaders
4. Targets
5. Adults
II: Themes : 6. Popularity
7. Friendships
8. Relational Agression and Teasing
9. Physical Aggression
10. Girl Power
Conclusion
References
Index
About the Author.