Essays Tagged: "gender stereotypes"

Gender Issues in Advertisements

Gender Issues in AdvertisementsWomen grapple with their perception of a ideal body because of societ ... n of a ideal body because of society's imposed ideals. Goffman analyzes advertisements according to gender stereotypes of men and women. He addresses these issues in a slide show containing advertisem ... eir need to be accepted by men to spark a consumer interest.One of the ways that advertisers depict gender roles is through the use of a famous female model. Models generally have 15% of the national ...

(4 pages) 269 0 4.8 Nov/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

About gender roles and feminism

y by passivity and submission"(415). Every move they make in their daily lives will be based on the gender stereotypes they have been taught. If any person tries to perform activities considered to be ... ve been taught. If any person tries to perform activities considered to be appropriate to the other gender, they will be expected to perform poorly. If they do well and better than the person of that ...

(3 pages) 486 3 4.1 Mar/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

Gender Stereotypes

Gender StereotypesToday, every one of us is spending more of his leisure time watching TV, listening ... According to the established sense in the society, femininity and masculinity are tightly bound to gender. Men are supposed to be masculine. They are expected to be strong, rough, to have high stamin ... d weaponry toys are for boys and the dolls are for girls. Than, it is not surprising that we accept gender stereotyping and try to fit in the rigid models of feminine and masculine. For example, women ...

(6 pages) 286 0 3.4 Apr/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality

This is about the Flapper Era (1920's) and the sexual revolution for women when they became independent and started in the workforce.

The out of control commercialization of sex, especially by Hollywood and Madison Avenue, reinforced gender stereotypes by emphasizing physical attractiveness as the most important feminine characteris ...

(4 pages) 109 0 4.2 May/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

Young childrens attitudes towards cross-gender play and toys.

Young children's attitudes toward cross-gender typed toys were measured in this experiment. Due to the fact that, children are receptive to ... ceptive to societal pressures at a young age, two experiments were conducted to test whether or not gender specific toys influenced both boys and girls.. In the first experiment conducted, children re ... influenced both boys and girls.. In the first experiment conducted, children received task related gender typed information, task unrelated information, or no gender information at all. In the second ...

(6 pages) 136 1 4.0 Jun/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

"What are the ways in which gender stereotyping occurs in schools? What can be done to minimize such stereotyping?"

Gender stereotyping in schools; does it exist? According to Sarah Delamont (1980), "It is in the cla ... girls learn to be girls and boys learn to be boys" (p2 of editor's intro.). This is in relation to gender stereotyping in schools; roles that have been assigned to males and females, and are constrai ... and are constrained by society's expectations of them. This essay will look at the various types of gender differences and stereotyping and will assess how they can be minimised within the school envi ...

(8 pages) 188 0 3.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Sex Discrimination in the Workplace.

sions that outline which behaviors and activities are appropriate. Like race, ethnicity, and class, gender is a social category that largely establishes one's opportunities in life and further shapes ... ts and children to women, and moneymaking to men. More often than not, these social norms can cause gender stereotypes, resulting in discrimination. Although equality among the sexes has come a long w ...

(5 pages) 312 0 3.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Gender Stereotypes

Gender stereotypes and movies are two popular variables that have proposed a numerousnumber of theor ... hips between these two variables. This study,therefore, attempts to verify the relationship between gender stereotypes and movies. Itinvestigates the existence, construction and importance of gender s ... n to establish going to the movies (movie attendance) as playing a major role in theconstruction of gender stereotypes since the portrayal of both men and women on celluloid islargely traditional and ...

(12 pages) 583 2 4.7 Mar/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

Stereotypes of Masculine

Gender is the general identity that defines a person's biological differences as well as their socio ... as their sociological differences used by to emphasize the distinctions between males and females. Gender roles are the stereotypes that are assigned to a specific gender by the general culture; thes ... are assigned to a specific gender by the general culture; these roles help people distinguish their gender differences but at the same time create inequality between the two sexes. A strong example of ...

(4 pages) 97 0 4.3 May/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality

Sterotypes

Parents are not a child's only source of information about gender stereotypes. Teachers, relatives, peers and the mass media also influence stereotypes. The ma ... elatives, peers and the mass media also influence stereotypes. The mass media has a large impact on gender stereotypes. The media has become one of the most influential resources, which all people fre ... 1998)As the times change so has the mass media, and not necessarily for the bad. Some of these old gender stereotypes seem to be going away. In commercials men and women have been pretty much represe ...

(3 pages) 82 1 5.0 Sep/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Parents are not children

Parents are not a child's only source of information about gender stereotypes. Teachers, relatives, peers and the mass media also influence stereotypes. The ma ... elatives, peers and the mass media also influence stereotypes. The mass media has a large impact on gender stereotypes. The media has become one of the most influential resources, which all people fre ... 1998)As the times change so has the mass media, and not necessarily for the bad. Some of these old gender stereotypes seem to be going away. In commercials men and women have been pretty much represe ...

(3 pages) 40 2 3.4 Sep/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

The essay is questions and answers from social "general"psychology

General Psychology Questions and Answers1) What factors influence,and may even change, gender roles, gender identies and gender stereotypes?Cognitive theory that changes peoples goals in ...

(4 pages) 104 0 3.8 Sep/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Gender Differences focusing on Psychology

Although men and women lead primarily the same lives today, there are concealed gender roles in place from years past. In the past, males and females have not been given the same r ... responsibilities and it is not due to only one factor. Men and women differ due to the evolution of gender differences, genetic, and social differences.Primitive humans initially assigned roles to men ... ans initially assigned roles to men and women due to their physical and psychological capabilities, gender stereotypes today descended from these primitive people."All the universal characteristics of ...

(3 pages) 92 0 3.0 Nov/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

The Influence of TV Advertising on Gender Identity

Television is the industry which most commonly guilty of perpetrating gender roles and stereotypes. Very sharp contrasting stereotyping of gender roles on television can ... asting stereotyping of gender roles on television can be noticed in commercials and advertisements. Gender stereotypes can also be found in children's TV programs. Television fails to represent the wo ... hese stereotypes are instilled beginning with childhood, and they instill the notion of traditional gender roles (Welch et.al 1979,202). Commercials do not reflect the modern woman, even in an age whe ...

(12 pages) 196 0 4.0 May/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays

Computer Games: Effects on Children.

en playing video games and unhealthy outcomes, such as isolation and loneliness, obesity, belief in gender stereotypes and increased aggressive behavior. In fact, video games' unique interactive capab ... ikely to influence children's attitudes, beliefs and behaviors than more traditional forms of media.Gender (study of thousands of computer game characters)Although sexy female characters are created t ...

(4 pages) 136 1 4.7 Nov/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Technology

Movies and Gender Stereotypes.

I do not believe that we have achieved gender equality because gender stereotypes still exist in today's society. Gender stereotypes are po ... ionships between these two variables. Therefore, studies attempt to verify the relationship between gender stereotypes and movies. It investigates the existence, construction, and importance of gender ... and importance of gender stereotypes in society life. The key concepts in this study are marked as gender stereotypes.The construction of gender stereotypes is a subject that has been broadly discuss ...

(2 pages) 22 0 3.0 Jan/2006

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

Gender Socialization in the Media (television)

flashbacks each persons life outside of this island which helps to explain their personalities and gender stereotypes.There is no one specific main character in the show because the cast is so large ... masculine leader role. She is very tough and mean, extremely defensive. Her character has a reverse gender stereotype. She is far from your typical girl. She exudes masculine characteristics by the wa ...

(3 pages) 54 2 3.0 Feb/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

The Impact of Diversity Characteristics on Individual Behavior

ot respond to intentions or words but rather to behavior. Diversity issues that are associated with gender, age, socioeconomic status differences and religion can make an impact to the way an individu ... ugh which people perceive others who look, think, or behave differently" (Hogan-Garcia, 2003, p. 52)GenderGender involves those social, cultural, and psychological aspects linked to males and females ...

(7 pages) 110 0 4.0 Feb/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Penalties for success: Reactions to women who succeed at male gender-typed tasks

Women are subjected to gender-biased evaluations with their performance on male gender-typed tasks often devalued and their ... r how women are evaluated and rewarded in work settings.Key to their argument is the dual nature of gender stereotypes that not only denote differences in how women and men actually are but also denot ... ;should be”. Thus behaviours are positively valued for men and typically prohibited for women. Gender stereotypes and the self-fulfilling expectations that they produce prompt bias in evaluations ...

(4 pages) 20 0 3.0 Mar/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Advertising And Gender Roles

Advertising and Gender Roles Children's advertising reflects the social standings of men and women in society today. ... and approximately 714 commercials are shown during this time. The majority of these ads strengthen gender stereotypes. Males' ads are concerned with authority, while females' ads are concerned with d ... -up sets, and fairy tale princesses. These toys seem harmless to both the child and the parent, but gendered toys have long-term effects. These toys can influence a female's choice in occupation and h ...

(2 pages) 17 0 0.0 May/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers