representation and gender
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REPRESENTATION AND GENDER
INTRODUCE SOME OF THE ISSUES SURROUNDING REPRESENTATION AND GENDERINTRODUCE GENDER THEORY AS A WAY TO ANALYSE AND CRITIQUE GENDER REPRESENTATIONSEXPLORE SOME ASPECTS OF GENDER REPRESENTATION IN CONTEMPORARY TEXTS
SEX, GENDER AND SEXUALITY
• Sex - a person’s biological sex, whether they are male or female
• Gender - roles or behaviours a person is socialised into according to their sex, whether they are masculine or feminine
• Sexuality - a persons sexual preference, whether they are heterosexual (straight, homosexual (gay) or bisexual
HOW ARE MALES AND FEMALES TYPICALLY REPRESENTED OR PORTRAYED IN MUSIC VIDEOS?
LIST A RANGE OF MEDIA TEXTS THAT SHOW HOW BOYS/GIRLS OR MEN/WOMEN ARE SOCIALISED IN TO THEIR GENDER ROLES
BOYS/MEN LIKE GIRLS/WOMEN LIKE
BINARY OPPOSITES - LEVI STRAUSS THEORY
• Clear distinctions between male and female - one on the left connotes men and the one on the right connotes women.
• Women = triangular shape skirt
• Men = rectangular shape trousers
CULTURAL NORMS
• From the moment of birth we are expected to look, behave and adopt attitudes that conform to cultural norms based on our biological sex
IDENTIFY THE BINARY OPPOSITE TRAITS OF THE MASCULINE AND FEMALE
BOYS/MEN ARE/SHOULD BE
GIRLS/WOMEN ARE/SHOULD BE
STRONG WEAK
FIND TWO GENDER BASED ADVERTISEMENTS FOR TOYS. ONE AIMED AT GIRLS AND ONE AIMED AT BOYS
• What differences are there in the way toys are marketed towards gender?
• What type of toys are seen to be appropriate for males and females?
• What types of gendered behaviour do you think is learnt from these divisions in the genders?