Move over P.J. Franklin, TBS has a new girl to fill those baseball cleats. Better known for her Who’s the Boss days and vampy, Charmed ways, Ms. Milano has recently been hitting a few home runs with the MLB. Not only does this season ticket holder have her own baseball-inspired, clothing line and a blog ...
Gender affects elections and the behavior of elected officials, and it does make a difference when we elect women to public office. Gender makes a difference, particularly for women, due to gender socialization, gender stereotyping and bias, and voter reaction to gender and the political environment. Women make a difference in politics because women bring ...
Masculinity and femininity refer to a person’s gender identity. This is whether a person sees themselves as a man or woman and what this means in our society. This is different from “gender” which is biological, gender roles that are social differences, and gender stereotypes. Gender role is how a person is supposed to dress, ...
Some gender stereotypes and perceptions have been embedded within American culture for decades. The continuation of these stereotypes and perceptions may be attributed to the media and mass culture, which have been known to utilize stereotypes for various purposes. One of the ways gender stereotypes have been implemented and maintained is through children’s television commercials, ...
The slim, sexy young female model, the macho male sports star, the housewife in the kitchen, the mature fatherly authority figure, the cute little girl, the stalwart GI, the dirt-encrusted little boy, the clueless, middle-aged woman driver. Wait just a dang minute! What about that last stereotype? You know, the blue-haired matron whose world consists ...
She’s the Man is easily the best teen-targeted remake of a William Shakespeare work since 10 Things I Hate About You. Because it follows Twelfth Night rather closely (thematically, at least), She’s The Man has the same quirky humor as Shakespeare’s works did, which isn’t to say that it’s exceptionally intellectual. Contrary to popular belief, ...
In recent years there has been an increases momentum toward gender transcendence or moving beyond traditional notions of gender. Advocate argue for the importance of raising “nonsexist,” “gender-neutral,” or “gender-aschematic” children in an effort to prompt social change. This of course raises the question of whether or not it is even possible to raise nonsexist ...
Marie Claire recently published an 1=10215″>article declaring Sweden as the world’s most female-friendly country. The report conducted by the World Economic Forum held Sweden as number one, and the US – despite the higher wages for American women – as 17th on the list. So if they don’t make as much money, how can they ...
My three-year-old daughter received a Leapster Explorer for Christmas, and has since then been absolutely absorbed in her new gaming system. Overall, I am essentially happy with the Leapster Explorer and the games that came with it, but it’s certainly far from perfect. While I don’t entirely regret my daughter’s Christmas present, there are some ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this research study is to find if media are influencing children by portraying gender stereotypes in their programming. More specifically, this study focuses on television and movies by holding a content analysis of three popular movie rentals and three popular television shows aimed at children within the ages of eight and ...