What is meant by the media representation of femininity "Limited roles"?
presentations of women in media is biased because it emphasises womens domestic, sexual, consumer and marital activities to the exclusion of all else
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Who believe women were symbolically annihilated?
Tuchman
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What is meant by the term "symbolic annihilation"?
womens achievements are often not reported, or are condemned or trivialised by the mass media - achievements presented as less important than looks and sex appeal
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Who believed that women are hardly in the news?
Gallagher
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What did Gill believe?
female issues are often marginalised by newspapers in that the editors see the need to have women's pages which focus on women as a special group
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How many men were featured in Sports Monthly in 2008?
177
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How many women were featured in Sports Monthly in 2008?
13
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What is the "male gaze"?
Women in magazines used with large bums and breasts
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What is the male to female ratio of speaking parts in prime time drama?
60:40
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What percentage of the main characters in CBeebies were female?
30%
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Who believed that magazines promote a cult of femininity which shows how excellence is achieved through caring for others, marriage and appearance?
Ferguson
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Who suggested that the media can create anxiety in young females with regards to body image and identity which can create eating disorders?
Orbach
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Who stated that 3 stereotypes of women can be seen?
Gill
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What are the three stereotypes identified by Gill?
young physically toned and smart hetero uses sexual power over men, vengeful hetero beautiful woman set on punishing ex, hot lesbian entwined with beautiful woman
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Which magazine did Gauntlett focus her attention on?
FHM
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Who believe women were symbolically annihilated?
Back
Tuchman
Card 3
Front
What is meant by the term "symbolic annihilation"?
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