port and intellectual companionship as we began to learn about televi-
sion together. I also owe thanks to these people at Berkeley and else-
where -- Mandy Aftel, Diane Beeson, Dorothy Brown, Fred Fejes,
Elaine Kaplan, Paul Lichterman, James Lull, Elinor Lurie, Diana Saco,
Cathy Schwichtenberg, Jennifer Daryl Slack, Averill Thorne, Ken
Tucker, Martcia Wade, and Ellen Wartella -- for their friendship and
intellectual support. Terry Strathman was integrally involved in the
writing of chapter 2 and took over preparation of the book's index; she
deserves special thanks for this and for her friendship throughout.

For financial support I am indebted to the University of Michigan,
the National Institute of Mental Health, the Danforth Foundation, and
Soroptimist International for grants enabling me to devote time to
writing. Thanks are also due to librarians at the Library of Congress,
the University of Michigan, and the University of California at Berke-
ley, and in particular to the staff of the Department of Communication
at the University of Michigan.

Also deserving of thanks, of course, are the women who shared their
time and stories with me during the interviews upon which this work is
based. Many of them talked unselfishly and openly, and without them,
there could have been no project. Jenny Engel, Sue Malakovski, and
Judith Drummond were excellent transcribers, and helpful commen-
tators as well. Knowing that I could count on their work eased my mind
tremendously.

I owe special thanks to Bruce Williams. He gave unselfishly of his
time by willingly reading, criticizing, and improving drafts at every
stage of this project. The book is much the better for his attention to it.
Without the faith, friendship, intellectual companionship, and every-
thing else he provided, I would never have completed this book.

Ann Arbor, Michigan

April 2, 1990

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