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    musicians‚ it is important to note how much race and gender are in effect. Race is not of such importance when it comes to only Asian/Asian Americans being compared to each other but instead can put them at a disadvantage if being compared to other races and ethnicities when it comes to their musical careers. From that comes an sub-cultural issue: gender stereotypes. Asian/Asian American men and women both suffer from their own type of stereotype; women are often perceived as timid‚ shy‚ loyal‚ aggressive

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    Gender stereotypes and the media: Today‚ we live in a world that is (stratified) divided into castes‚ classes‚ or other groups based on status‚ or be formed into such groups along lines of gender‚ race‚ ethnicity‚ class‚ age‚ disability‚ sexuality and location‚ and in which the privileges‚ disadvantages and exclusions associated with each categories are unfairly distributed. We also live in a world which is increasingly saturated by media and information and communication technologies. Why media

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    women‚ from the way they were raised and taught‚ even which occupation to choose from. Feminine roles have traditionally been associated with apathy‚ nurturing‚ estrogen and subordination. Before the child is born‚ girls are subjected to gender stereotypes; they are given clothing‚ décor‚ an accessories that are pink‚ which is the color that not only society but our culture assigned to the female gender. Even at a young age‚ girls are given dolls and the gender roles were set. Women have always been

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    The gender stereotypes portrayed in children’s and adolescences media seem to show less in programming than in advertising. I decided to watch the Disney Channel and Nickelodeon for my Media observations because they hosted such popular shows as Sponge Bob –Square-Pants‚ iCarly‚ Hannah Montana‚ etc. I choose these popular shows for their large audience‚ and wanted to see what kind of Media the majority of America’s youth was sucking in. Using the social learning theory for gender development

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    Nina J. Gender Typing From the time parents receive the first sonogram in which their baby ’s gender is recognizable they set specific expectations for that son or daughter. If it ’s a boy‚ the father dreams of his first fire truck or playing catch. While the mother dreams of a daughter ’s pink room and her wedding. We are going to explore the effects to which this behavior can have on children as they develop in their lives. Most people are familiar with the concept of boys and girls

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    Gender stereotypes are an issue that have plagued the nation and reality television since the 1920’s (Manza et al. 2013:). Gender‚ Manza explains‚ is the ways that social forces create differences between men’s and women’s behavior‚ preferences‚ treatment‚ and opportunity (Manza et al. 2013:). Similarly‚ stereotypes‚ overgeneralizations about the personal attributes of men and women‚ are often untrue due to

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    The actions one takes are overlooked due to the rules created by society. Gender roles are norms created by society that dictate the behaviour of each gender. The main types of gender stereotypes are personality traits‚ domestic behaviours‚ and physical appearance. In the play‚ Macbeth‚ by William Shakespeare‚ the protagonist‚ Macbeth‚ gets very ambitious about becoming King. He commits murder after being convinced by his wife‚ Lady Macbeth. He then gets other people killed in order to reach his

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    People have contributed to gender stereotypes by refusing to the chain. Cooking is now only women’s job‚ having makeup on is the only way to be classified as beautiful‚ and lastly; to be a man‚ you must act manly. Gender stereotypes have been obscured by today’s society through all forms; media‚ actions‚ rules‚ and obligations set by certain communities. Throughout the last few decades women have been portrayed as the only one’s who should be in the kitchen. Billboards‚ movies‚ articles in magazines

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    Stereotypes play a major role in our society‚ whether it may be cultural‚ racial or gender stereotypes. They shape individuals and influence them with specific characteristics and attributes even if those assumptions are inaccurate. Similarly‚ this trend is creeping up on how we deal with technology as it has been associated with these gender stereotypes. For instance‚ consider the HDMI cables that one would use to connect devices to the television—there is a male part/input and a female part/output

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    black‚ you couldn’t enter this theater or that restaurant. If you was a woman‚ you couldn’t get this job or live that life style. This is shown clearly when Emma stone character Skeeter interviews Viola Davis character Aibileen. 2. How are gender stereotypes portrayed in this film? How are they culturally influenced?

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