The Stereotype Of Gender

There are multiple examples and instances where the object of a joke has something to do with gender and gender stereotypes. These types of jokes seem to take center stage at any comedy performance or routine, and the audience loves it. Gender in association with humor brings up a great deal of questions. Do males and females see humor differently? Are there any similarities in the way the sexes view humor? And is there any truth to the thought that humans enjoy crass humor more than other types of jokes? These questions have been popping up in the scientific world, and researchers are trying to answer them. Even though there have been studies conducted, it is still a new field with much more potential.

To young college aged women: The stereotypical portrayal of women in media is a problem that needs to be understood and solved. This problem is often overlooked because it is encompassing a lot to deal with. Women are used as sexual objects in the media everywhere, and we need to understand how to deal with the issue. A large source of media that is used are advertisements, which are everywhere in our daily lives. These advertisements can make women feel degraded and objectified. Young women see media of models portraying these “beautiful” standards that are unrealistic and lead to eating disorders and negative implications. Girls grow up seeing media all over and learning the stereotypical roles of women which are considered the norm. No father wants to see his little girl grow up feeling like she has to conform to the roles of women. In the article, “Two Ways a Woman can get Hurt,” Jean Kilbourne states, “sex in advertising is pornographic because it dehumanizes and objectifies people, especially women… (420)” Jean Kilbourne compares advertisements to pornography which makes us realize it’s a large problem going on that needs to be solved. In the media women are also shown as typical house moms who clean, cook and stay home. This is a stereotype of women that has been around for a long time but is not true in all cases. There are some women who are stay-at-home mothers but there are also many who are in the working force. As college aged women, we can feel the pressure

Gender is an identity based solely on how an individual is evaluated by society. Individuals adopt social expectations for gender norms and behave accordingly. Gender is similar to race and social class in which you can socially classify a person. Also like race and social class, gender can also to lead to discrimination and prejudice. Based on social construction the view on gender looks far past classifications and categories. Society scrutinizes the nodes of several characteristics and observe the thin lines between essentialism. Sex is more of an ascribed status. Its social roles and expectations are based on genetic and biological behavior. Social construction strives to find that thin line between the male and female which are so often acknowledged as essential. Describing one’s gender is never relatively stable. An individual is always deviating or coinciding with the socially conventional form of stereotypes based upon gender. These performances normalize the essentialism of gender categories. As

Fans of the reality show Keeping Up With the Kardashians received some shocking news last night when Kim Kardashian revealed she is pregnant. The baby news was announced during a mid-season preview of the upcoming second half of the hit reality television series. "I just got the blood test back and I am pregnant," Kim revealed to her sister Khloe. The new baby will be Kim and Kanye West's second child; their first born North will be two years old on June 15th. "Kim and Kanye told North the news together, and they explained as best as they could that she was going to have a brother or sister. They made sure to tell her before they announced the news on the reality show," a source told Hollywood Life. Kanye and Kim just celebrated their one-year anniversary last month, and the rapper didn't shy away from revealing his love for Kim on social media. "Kim, I'm so happy to be married to the girl of my dreams... I love you and Nori so much!!! I would find you in any lifetime," West wrote on Twitter.

Once again, she finds herself in the middle of a crowded high school hallway, surrounded by strangers on all sides. Girls glare at her as if she was an enemy. She probably is, considering she is the new girl entering their school from somewhere else. Guys stare at her like she’s fresh meat, which she is. Some of those guys stare at her like they want to hunt her down, as a predator does to its prey. She keeps on walking down the corridor, keeping her head down with her hood covering half of her face. Having her earphones on and just listening to music, pretending as if they didn’t exist.

By the time we start school, we begin to learn and gain intelligence of the world. But by

One fascinating and important demographic divide in the electorate that greatly influences individual political choices is gender. Each gender has particular voting trends and policy priorities that differ among men and women. Women, for example, are more likely to vote Democratic, and for the past six elections, the majority of women have voted for the Democratic candidate for president. Conversely, the majority of men have voted for Republican or conservative candidates for the past nine elections (for 1992 and 1996 the majority of male voters voted for the conservative candidates Bush and Perot and Dole and Perot respectively). For the current primary season, female voters play a significant role in the Democratic primary, the majority

I was invited to go to a one-year-old little boy’s birthday party, which I was excited about. I like birthday parties in general always a good time to celebrate with family and friends. The best part of course is presents and eating cake of course. I didn’t have enough time to go to the toy store especially with my busy schedule with school and work. So I decided to shop online. I went online to visit Toys “R” Us online. As a child I remember going there with my parents not always for toys, but for the educational supplies for learning.

Performing as a male does hinder me, but also helps me in many ways. As a male I feel like I have a duty to always be a gentleman to girls. It is not necessarily a bad attribute, but many sacrifices need to be made. I am always the one driving my friend – a girl - to places around the island and even paying for our meals. The male usually spends more money on the female. Also, since my mom is weaker than me, I would always go out with her and help her with groceries. It makes me use time that I could have used for some other activity. However, I am naturally stronger than girls, which is a blessing as it helps me in many areas of my life but also can have its own disadvantages. Since my forte is not talking with people, I am happy to be a busboy

For many years women have been looked down upon in the realm of employment. Times have changed drastically and now more women are being brought into more male dominated positions. Sports broadcasting is such a widespread popular profession. Both men and women are welcomed to apply for the position. Although women are welcomed for the same exact positions males are they do not have the authority to do the things that men do and they are looked at in a different light. They are oppressed into certain roles yet are still managed to be called “sport broadcasters”. One might not recognize the inaccurate perceptions that many sport networks are portraying of women however,I have come up with three hypotheses that will challenge you to think differently.

Throughout America’s history advertisement has swayed the opinion and the culture of our modern society. Often times ads are selling a lifestyle change rather than an actual product. Unfortunately, most of this advertisement has had dangerous and negative effects on the culture and lifestyles of many American’s. Ad’s that push slimming substances or weight loss have crucially devastated women’s body images. Just as the body images of women on commercials have been made virtually impossible, violent movies and commercials have corrupted the male society; creating ideas that males are naturally violent and numb to emotion. According to www.fluidmedia.com the average person will see 247 ad images a day. That means everyone is exposed to some of

Studies show that females are more likely look for health information online, especially in areas such as beauty content (Natoshia et al cited in Bowen et al, 2011). On average in this study, 36.7% of respondents reported being most interested in beauty and weight loss, and 35.7% said they most often look for information about disease and treatment, with the fewest respondents citing way of life as their primary concern (Figure 15). When we split the data into gender groups, however, we see that nearly half of all female respondents rated beauty and weight loss information most highly, with information about diseases and treatments ranking much lower, a trend which is reversed in the male group which saw 61% of respondents choose disease and

a means to establish and type cast certain identities. Not only is it important to focus on

Women account for about only ten percent of murder arrests annually within the whole United States of America for receiving the death penalty, women only represent two point one percent of the total rate in the whole U.S. Women are only a tiny percent of the total group when on average they commit the same amount of crime as men. This shows a major gender gap in the legal system that says they support equal rights. On average, for every six men one women is prosecuted. The main problem with today's society is that men and women should be treated equally in the eyes of the law. Men receive worse treatment under the control of law, It should be equal between males and females.

How women are perceived by others, and how women perceive themselves, impacts their leadership roles in the work place. Stereotypes and gender biases are themes women have been dealing with for centuries. How women are perceived by social medial and television have been influencing how they are treated by men, and how they view themselves when it comes to taking a leadership role in their organization. According to Omega Institute (2012), “The rapidly shifting landscape of new media and technology, including reality television and celebrity culture, continue to reinforce gender stereotypes” (p. 1). This leads to men still growing up viewing women as home makers versus bread winner. With more women entering leadership roles in the work place they lack the respect from men due to how these men have grown up to know the typical role of a man and woman. Men tend to feel belittled due to the gender stereotypes seen on television, and this leads to women struggling to succeed as a leader with the lack of support from their male counterparts. Lack of confidence with women in the workplace is also influenced and effected by how women are perceived in social media and television. According to Steele (2005), “Exposure to stereotypic commercials persuade women to avoid leadership roles” (p. 276). As young women grow up seeing the typical gender stereotypes they lack ambitions to break the mold and