Exploring the new femininities’ (self-)perception of media culture influence amid feminist popularization in Spain1

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ID12928544
AuthorsLaura Martínez-Jiménez (0000-0002-1678-0983, Universidad Europea Miguel de Cervantes, corresponding author), María Sánchez-Ramos (0000-0002-9903-116X, Universidad de Sevilla), María Sánchez Ramos, Sara Rebollo-Bueno (0000-0001-8179-6562, Universidad Loyola Andalucía), Belén Zurbano-Berenguer (0000-0002-2743-236X, Universidad de Sevilla)
Year2025
Volume17
Issue1
Pages43-60
Publication date2025-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCatalan Journal of Communication & Cultural Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1757-1898 • E-ISSN: 1757-1901
PublisherIntellect (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1386/cjcs_00115_1
OpenAlexW4410888037
LanguageEN
References cited13

This exploratory study aims to analyse the perception that ‘new femininities’ have regarding the influence of popular media culture on identity, based on the experiences of a group of 30 women in Spain. By using the qualitative research technique of semi-structured individual interviewing and the feminist sociological analysis of the discourse, this article explores these new femininities’ (self-)perceptions across three key areas: media consumption habits, the portrayal of the new modern woman in the media and the social and personal impacts of media culture. The findings reveal significant divergences between interviewees who declare themselves feminists and those who disavow or distrust feminism in the extent they recognize the media’s capacity to impact their personal lives and influence their subjectivity and their feminine identity

Perception · Sociology · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Media, Gender, and Advertising · Psychology

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