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Media's Image Of Women In Popular Culture

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Social media has become more close to our lives rather than the people around us. The media’s image of women is problematic and servers as a model for those who view such images. Women in popular culture which are a pattern of cultural experiences and attitudes that exist in the mainstream society have been reduced to passive bodies and are dehumanized constantly in the music, movie and advertising industries. The fashion industry uses frail looking models and sells violence as a desirable commodity. Advertisement portray violence and rape as trivial in order into sell their products. These messages portray that rape is a norm and not as deviant which is socialization the process wherein people come to understand societal norms and expectations,
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