Magazines Play a Role in Popular Culture and Shape Gender

How the Representations of Women Differ in Men's Magazines Compared to Women's Magazines Hypothesis; Due to the changing roles of women, the media should reflect this in their representations. My intention is to find if there is a difference in the way women are portrayed in men’s magazines and women’s magazines. I would expect that men’s magazines would be more stereotypical of women (sex objects, domestic, vulnerable) whereas woman’s magazines would be more feminist (women power, independence). My first concept is Angela McRobbie’s pluralist idea of target audience demands (advertisement attraction due to audience demands). My second concept is Marjorie Ferguson’s cult of femininity (instructing women in values and behaviour of being a woman).

Introduction When people imagine women in the media we often imagine women playing a negative role. As our media sources grow women continue to establish a negative stigma to them. Research shows that women in the media should either have bodies that may not be attainable and play a role where they have to find a man to obtain success and happiness. Although, women have extensively roles in every characteristic of life, the extended list of in human behavior given seems to never end. Sources such as the government and social action groups are taking helpful actions to supply women true pride in economic, social and personal areas.

It will also look at the mental, emotional and physical abuse that women place upon themselves in order to achieve the media’s ideal image and how it is not only hurting the current generation but also future generations to come. Critical Review The first article, “Influence of Mass Media on Body Image and Eating Disordered Attitudes and Behaviors in Females: A Review of Effects and Processes” written by Gemma López-Guimerà, Michael P. Levine, David Sánchez-Carracedo and Jordi Fauquet, focuses on how women perceive themselves after being exposed to the media’s “ideal image”. Women are constantly bombarded with images of thin and beautiful women multiple times a day, and after a while, they start to accept the fact that this is reality (Lopez-Guimera, Levine, Carrac... ... middle of paper ... ...., Gokee-Larose, J., & Thompson, J. K. (2004). Beauty and thinness messages in children’s media: a content analysis. EatingDisorders, 12, 21-34. doi: 10.1080/10640260490267742 Jung, J., & Lennon, S. J.

Mass media sources such as magazines like Cosmopolitan frequently show women seen as the ‘ideal’ often in tight clothing with their midriffs and cleavage on show, this creates a mildly sexual representation of women. However, even the slightest sexual appeal created by the mass media has a direct impact on how women see themselves and how they respond to it unconsciously in their everyday lives

In an interview “We reclaimed the word girl because it was so often used to belittle grown women. We also wanted to make older feminists sit up and n... ... middle of paper ... ...witty comical banter helps spread the understanding of the underlying themes behind the humor. It makes it easier for the artists to connect with the audience about feminism without an aggressive and hostile approach to the work. I believe viewers are more likely to communicate upon the works of the Guerrilla Girls with one another in society when they take on a more comedic approach. This investigation has examined the Guerrilla Girls through direct connection to the inequalities of compliance of power over women in the art world.

The model has an article in a magazine therefore showing that this article is a gossip article which therefore shows that editors think women like conversational articles. This increases a larger range of women audience, and therefore telling us that women enjoy ‘gossip’ magazines therefore telling us they like to get involved in public ideas and therefore take part and interest in society’s problems. However the editors also increase their audience by placing degrading ideas towards women therefore portraying an idea that women are not important in society today. The front cover quotes ‘The prettiest girl in America’. Broken syntax is used to make the readers feel ‘pretty’.

Media Affects on the Self- image of Women When you first glance at this article, you might say to yourself “I know what women in the media is about, it's stereotypes and sexism.” What you probably don’t know is that however subtle, these visual cues are affecting women individually and collectively, in how they view themselves and other women. Relationships are a fundamental aspect of women’s behaviorism and advertising exploits this. It turns people into objects and offers products as a replacement for human contact, producing serious affects on the self- image of women and adolescent girls. Young women aged 15 to 30 are a prime industry target since 80 per cent of all consumer products are purchased by women in this age group. Advertisers spend large amounts of money on psychological research and focus groups, and what have they learned?

Women, statistically, interact with media more than men and are exposed to the images the media promotes. Media distorts how women should look, their role in society, and sexuality. Despite the negative images presented in the media, these beliefs can change. The role of women in society has been promoted as subservient and inferior to men. This concept is still upheld as a standard.

Written in 2001, Timson is speaking to females in general, focusing on girl's interpretation of the media's messages, understanding of the choices females have, and women's acceptanceof their image despite the media's stereotypical image. By raising questions and room for interpretation about these issues, Timson arguesthat society is counteracting with the positive and strong images that women have fought so hard for. The goal of this article is to try and understand the role of females in our media-crazed society today. The author is trying to convey the serious problem dealing with the image of women by using sarcasm and humor. Timson describes her encounter with a stereotypical joke her adolescent daughter picks up from school.

Mass media influence has expanded since its inception during the 19th century. Media has become a direct influence on people today by shaping social identity and giving people a false sense of contentment. Today mass media has become more influential to society because it sets the standards of what a person’s appearance should look like along with what is beautiful – especially in women. Women have become a focal point for the media to target; media have used a female insecurities to promote products and establish a false perception of beauty. Today, mass media have defined beauty for an ideal woman, and established this ideology across the globe.