communication and business

Discussion Forum 3: Gender and the Media This discussion

forum is due April 13th

This next forum deals with gender stereotypes in the media. This topic has been a cornerstone

of studying gender from a sociological perspective. You job for this forum is to go to a website

that is organized to bring awareness to certain negative stereotypes concerning women in the

media. The web address is www.about-face.org (Links to an external site.).

When looking at media images of women, what are some of the ideals presented by the

advertisements? What makes up an “offender”? What constitutes a “winner” according

to about-face.org? What are some of the long-term consequences of