Gender Representations in the media
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- Created on: 31-12-17 15:32
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- Gender Representations
- Women Representations
- The Male Gaze
- Mulvey
- Women are represented by the media to give the view (male) visual pleasure through fulfilling the desires of the heterosexual male
- Mulvey
- Representations
- Tunstall
- The media present women as
- Busy housewives
- Eager consumers (shoppers)
- Confessions of a shopaholic
- Contented mothers
- Sex objects
- The media present women as
- Tunstall
- Just Women
- Focussed on British National Newspapers over 2 weeks
- Over 1300 news reports portrayed women in limited roles
- Martinson et al
- Few stories on women's ability to expertise (skills), its dominated by men
- Martinson et al
- Reports focussed on women's appearance
- Reduced them to equal commodities to be consumed by male gaze
- Salinas
- reports emphasis on what they re wearing
- Over 1300 news reports portrayed women in limited roles
- Focussed on British National Newspapers over 2 weeks
- Killbourne & Wolf
- Women present at mannequins; tall, thin, long legs, perfects hair & teeth
- This is used to advertise cosmetics
- They advertise anything that improve women appearance not self-esteems
- Women present at mannequins; tall, thin, long legs, perfects hair & teeth
- Does the New Media empower women
- YES
- Gauntlett
- Modern magazines that are aimed at young women encourage "be yourself" attitude
- Green & Singleton
- The internet allows women to explore and create new identities
- It destabilise patriarchy
- Everyday sexism.com challenge negative representations in the media
- The internet allows women to explore and create new identities
- Gauntlett
- NO
- Women still encounter lots of sexism online via social media
- Caroline Criado-Perez was subject to 50 **** and murder threats every hr for 2 says from online trolls
- Women still encounter lots of sexism online via social media
- YES
- The Male Gaze
- Men Representations
- Children Now Research
- They asked 10-17 years boys there views on male characters they saw in the media
- they are Violent
- leaders and problem solvers
- Funny, confident, successful and athletic
- Rarely emotional/ cry
- mostly in the work place not home
- They asked 10-17 years boys there views on male characters they saw in the media
- Metrosexual Male
- Gauntlett
- FHM transmit metrosexual values because they show men caring, generous and good-humoured
- However still images of the macho-man
- Gauntlett
- McNamara
- Media representations of men and boys failed to portray the reality if a masculine life
- 80% Repeatedly shown as violent, aggressive, thugs and murders and wife and girlfriend bashers
- Only 20% were shown as men/boys in touch with their feminine side
- Media representations of men and boys failed to portray the reality if a masculine life
- Children Now Research
- Women Representations
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