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    THE TRIPOD - WOMEN‚ ADVERTISING AND MEDIA Ms. C. Shalini Head‚ Department of Commerce(Marketing Management) M.O.P Vaishnav College for Women(Autonomous) ‚ Chennai-600 034 Tamil Nadu‚ India & Dr. Lalitha Balakrishnan Head‚ PG Department of Business Administration M.O.P Vaishnav College for Women(Autonomous) ‚ Chennai-600 034 Tamil Nadu‚ India THE ‘WHY?” OF ADVERTISING: Advertising has very powerful influence on the content of most media that is available to the public audience

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    someone emotional‚ sensitive‚ dependant‚ weak‚ quiet‚ innocent‚ etc. All these characteristics are defined and learned in society especially through the media. The media shows the roles that each gender should exhibit. This essay will use the example of Emily Thorne‚ the protagonist of the television series of Revenge‚ in order to demonstrate how recent media are trying to demonstrate woman in a more feministic view‚ but still carry a strict definition of male and female. Emily Thorne is the main character

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    socialization by the mass media? Mass Media: Mass media is media which is intended for a large audience. It may take the form of broadcast media‚ as in the case of television and radio‚ or print media‚ like newspapers and magazines. Internet media can also attain mass media status‚ and many mass media outlets maintain a web presence to take advantage of the ready availability of Internet in many regions of the world. Some people also refer to the mass media as the “mainstream media”. Many people around

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    comprehend such a quote in a society where women are often portrayed as sex symbols and sex objects. Media is one of the major sources for gender depictions in our society and it has played a major role in placing unfathomable gender roles on women in regards to how they are to behave‚ and address themselves within a society. The gender depictions of women in our society are truly very saddening and mind-blowing! Music is one of the most influencing media within our time and generation‚ especially

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    Common female stereotypes found in the media have a powerful influence over how society views women and how women view themselves. What is the media portrayal of women today and how does this impact how young girls perceive themselves? With programs such as The Bachelor and Flavor of Love showing a dozen women competing for the attention of one man‚ often using their sexuality‚ magazine ads displaying a half-naked female body to sell a fragrance or cosmetic product‚ and television commercials highlighting

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    Thesis- I think that people should spend less time on social media and go outside‚ because they can get addicted very easily. Outline- I. Social‚ media‚ not‚ important  1. More‚ computer‚ than‚ friends  2. Friends‚ should‚ more‚ important  3. Media‚ taking‚ over‚ lives  4. Focus‚ more‚ important‚ things  5. Too‚ much‚ $‚ spent‚ media 6. End‚ life‚ not important II. Go‚ outside‚ fresh‚ air  1. Outside‚ not‚ media  2. Media‚ distracts‚ from‚ outside  3. Inside‚ a lot‚ =‚ not‚ healthy

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    The film remediation of “Conan the Barbarian” remains loyal to the sexist portrayal of women in the original novels written by Robert E. Howard. The movie utilized revealing costumes in an attempt to voluptuously portray female characters. The costumes effectively outlined certain aspects of the female body that is considered appealing towards the male audience. Therefore‚ the erotic portrayal of women in this film primarily serves as eye candy. The princess in the film is portrayed as naive‚ innocuous

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    Topic: Portrayal of women in Media This research focuses on the representation of women in media which mainly includes television and film‚ entertainment and fiction based media. This research shows how women are being portrayed positively as well as negatively in media. There is no doubt that the roles available to women have changed considerably over the past few decades and that the images and plot lines for women now‚ were impossible to imagine that they would be accepted 30 years from now

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    Jones Policy Speech The media has a negative influence on body image‚ specifically eating disorders Introduction (Attention Getter) 8 out 10 women who answered a People magazine survey said that images of women on television make them feel unattractive and insecure. After viewing images of female fashion models‚ 70 of women felt more depressed and angrier than they did before seeing the images. As the National Eating Disorders Association website clearly shows‚ the media has a tremendous influence

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    be forever in the afterlife. Women were depicted as beautiful and perfectly feminine with lighter skin‚ despite Egypt being racially mixed. Women were drawn slender while elite men and pharaohs were drawn with rolls of fat over their abdomen to signify that they could afford to eat plenty and did not burn off the weight with manual labor. Women were depicted in formal paintings in relation to a man‚ such as their husband or father‚ apart from the tombs of queens. Women were often depicted as smaller

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