Designing Women: Article Analysis

Women within the western culture reflect the hypersexualization of those images within the context of a global market in which the mainstream of sexual objects of women has increasingly been accepted as the norm. In the book Women in Popular Culture: Representation and Meaning, Marian Meyers’ states, hypersexualization is the representation of women as highly sexual objects (p. 6). Hypersexualization among women in the media has affected the way society represents women by portraying them as fragile, passive, vulnerable, less intelligent, and powerless figures, compared to men. This paper will focus on the way women are stereotypically portrayed and will emphasize the pornogrification of women as sexual objects in advertising; and bad effect in reality. Hence, women in the media are represented as hypersexual objects that differ from women in reality. However, people in the society are strongly advocating abolishing the society phenomena that promotes hypersexualization of women. There is scholarly evidence to support the thesis in addition to class discussions on Wesleyan College and Charles University will stand as sources, which includes: the women in popular culture by Marian Meyers, Philosophy

Modleski argues that soap operas are crucial in understanding women’s role in today’s culture. She claims that in viewing soap operas, the viewer can identify with each of the characters together, and is able to jump between each of the characters instantly, as she sets herself up emotionally with all of them. In the essay, Modleski states that “the family is, for many women, their only support, and soap operas offer the assurance of its immortality” (Modleski 131). The viewer that Modelski is referencing to is the mother, hence carrying out to all plot improvements and new events, although even in this state of explanation she does not, or cannot, create a particular bias or take an interest in just one of her ‘children’ over another (133). She suggests that being in this position of the ‘good mother’ popular culture can change one’s concept of self and one’s identity. In depicting opposed themes such as good

As previously mentioned, Renzetti and Curran, make several claims about the kind of gendered messages that we as a society receive via our favorite television shows. I selected three other claims to see whether or not they held true for “Malcolm in the Middle.” The first claim is that “female characters are more likely than men to use sex or romantic charm to get what they want. Men, in contrast, are more likely than women to use physical force.” I recorded each instance of use or threat of physical force and whether it was a man or woman who did so. Each instance of sex or romantic charm was also recorded according to which sex used that technique. Another claim was “only 28% of women are shown on the job compared to 41% of male characters.” I kept a tally of characters that were shown on the job or made any reference to their jobs. The last claim I chose to analyze was that men on television are rarely shown doing housework (one to three percent compared to twenty to twenty-seven percent of women). I kept a tally of each instance that a household chore was done and whether it was a man or woman who took care of the task.

Television networks are continually expanding their programming slates, and many in the past have switched to a year-round programming schedule that makes the phrase “summer return” basically absolute. On every channel, in every magazine, every darken theater, we see the way pop culture limits women’s role- girlfriends, victims, hookers, corpses, sex bombs, and “teases,” but why? Television, for most women, was the first place where they were able to visually see themselves represented. And for quite a while, they didn’t see much besides the loving wife, the dutiful daughter, gossiping girlfriends, fashion models, and the occasional maid, granny, or nanny. In Where the Girls Are: Growing Up

On the same cable networks that act as the home for gay and lesbian television series, America finds its new woman for the new millenium: she’s smart, independent, gainfully employed, sexually confident, and, usually, she’s single. Television finally has room for a woman to fly on her own, without her minivan, Cub Scout den-mother meetings, or workaholic husband to feed and clean up after. The prime example for TV’s new “wonder woman,” is found in the four women of HBO’s Emmy Award winning series, “Sex & The City.” These

On September 20, 1984 a show aired that changed the way we view gender roles on television. Television still perpetuates traditional gender stereotypes and in reflecting them TV reinforces them by presenting them as the norm (Chandler, 1). The Cosby Show, challenged the typical gender stereotyping of television, daring to go against the dominant social values of its time period. In its challenge of the dominant social view, the show redefined the portrayal of male and female roles in television. It redefined the gender role in the work place, in social expectations, and in household responsibilities. The Cosby Show supported Freidan in her view of “castigating the phony happy housewife heroine of the

Method By pulling direct examples from Grey’s Anatomy plot points and quotes, this paper will argue that Grey’s Anatomy does in fact, portray women positively in the media. Furthermore, Grey’s Anatomy portrays women in a much more complex, realistic view through the character development, character goals, and relationships depicted. Analysis Right off the bat, the show’s pilot episode, “A Hard Day’s Night,” provides a glaring example of challenging gendered groups. In its first few minutes, interns Meredith Grey, Cristina Yang and George O’Malley learn that their resident (the more experienced surgeon under whom they will work) will be Dr. Bailey—who has earned the nickname “The Nazi”.

Television, since its inception, has had a knack at being a mirror for the current state of society. Through this medium, one is easily able to spot the changes our culture has gone through since TV was first created. One example of this social shift, is that of the woman's role in television starting from the 50’s to the present. In 1950’s

Heteronormativity is when heterosexuality believed to be the only natural norm in our society for sexual orientation. “New Girl”, an American sitcom, aired in 2011 on Fox, follows Jess (Zooey Deschanel) as she lives in a loft in Los Angeles with three men she meets on Craigslist. The second episode of the second season is what will be focused on in this essay. During which Jess meets a stranger when he accidentally mistakes her for his blind date, Nick (Jake Johnson) believes he has met his future self, and Schmidt (Max Greenfield) tries to make a good impression on Winston’s (Lamorne Morris) mom and sister. The writers of “New Girl” follow basic gender roles within the story-lines of the television show. The show follows a heteronormative plot. Through examining “New Girl”, a viewer can see the issues arise when considering the portrayal of men and women in media, and heteronormativity in television shows.

What once started as every day, regular people appearing on television shows have now morphed into celebrities and want to be celebrities competing for attention and doing almost anything to receive it on primetime television. The genre of television, which was once jumpstarted by the appeal of relatable people, who could be the viewers’ next door neighbors, being featured has since disappeared and been replaced by a monstrosity that does not accurately portray reality and often stereotypes people (Huff). One specific group that has been targeted by what reality television has morphed into is women. The new version of reality television is specifically adequate at encouraging gender culture, the set of behaviors or practices associated with masculinity and femininity (Huff). Reality television enforces gender roles and negatively impacts feminism in today’s society. Reality television sexualizes women, portrays them as dependent on and less superior to men, and exemplifies them as dramatic, catty, and often only as homemakers. The portrayal and stereotyping of women on reality television is demoralizing and can be described as “the contemporary backlash against feminism” (“Reality TV”). These false and demeaning stereotypes are prevailed in all types of reality television shows, making their impact extensive, considering Americans spend one-third of their spare time watching television and of that time sixty-seven percent is spent watching reality television (“Reality

Gender representations in television bear immense weight within society as they either: reproduce or critique societal values, address injustice or uphold mainstream beliefs, and perpetuate stereotypes or initiate change. Today, the problem with gender representations in the television medium is not a lack of visibility of women, as multiple genres include women characters, but rather the problem lies in the portrayal of women. Are the images of women displayed in a positive manner? Does the television medium accurately represent women? Although questions of accuracy and positivity in representations seem minor, these questions have major implications as people use television shows as windows for broader cultural practices. We must realize that the people we see on television programs

D-The patient arrived on time to attend the Women's Group. This writer advised the patient that the group session was cancelled due to low attendance; however, the patient agreed to meet with this writer for a 1:1 to get credit for attendance, This writer informed the patient about what to expect pertaining to topics of what will be discussed and then asked the patient about her expectation of the group session. Furthermore, this writer addressed with the patient about last week session regarding to patient #2570 comment. When asked by this writer as to how often she sees patient #2570, the patient response was, " Well, I am not trying to get anyone in trouble, but she drinks occasionally.....probably would have one to drink during special

Television could create the wrong perceptions and stereotypes about genders, but it could also be used to educate people about feminism, especially the newest form of feminism, the Third Wave Feminism, through the influential pop culture. One of the most influential feminist series would be Sex and the City, which despite of its extravagant and unrealistic lifestyle, has shown what feminist can do and educated viewers of the possibility what women could be should they opt for untraditional options in

The first research entitled “The representation of gender roles in the media - An analysis of gender discourse in Sex and the City movies ” was constructed by Therese Ottosson and Xin Cheng in 2012.

All aspects of visual culture can be looked from a variety of perspectives. One view I often tend to look at first is through the feminist lenses; is what I’m looking at showing equality of the sexes? Why or why not? A lot of times, what we’re looking at can be sexist without even realizing it, mostly because it’s seen as fitting with the relative culture. I found that one of my most favorite television shows is full of sexism and stereotypes. So why is it still my favorite show? I don’t condone any type of sexism, at all. In this paper, I will discuss why sexist culture is perceived as normal and why it keeps happening.