Watch the video, The Dangerous Ways Ads See Women | Jean Kilbourne |
After watching the video, imagine yourself to be a sociologist and
examine gender roles in contemporary U.S. society. Keep in mind that
this assignment is not an attempt to extract your personal opinion on
particular aspects of society. You are using scientific anthropological
methods to describe specific situations. In other words, if you have an
opinion, support it through your empirical observations. Select 10
advertisements from magazines. Answer the following questions in
separate sections. Discuss your sample Describe how you collected your
ads, from what magazines, how many, dates. List the limitations of your
sample. For example, are all magazines like the ones you sampled from?
Discuss how gender is portrayed in your sample of ads. How is the
portrayal used to sell the product? Discuss how gender roles are
reinforced or contested in the situation you observed? Comment on how
your findings compare to one of the theories we have discussed in class
over the semester. Apply the theory to your observations. Draw one or
more conclusions from your analysis. Answer whether there are
limitations to the theory’s application to your observation. What does
the theory miss or not explain well? Your project commentary should be
limited to 3-4 four pages, grammatically corrected, and typed
(double-spaced, no larger than 12 point font).
Discussion Forum: Counterarguments (Should pit bull terriers be banned in my community) You created a question about the topic for your W6 Rough Draft. For this discussion, you will give an answer to that question in the form of a thesis statement. "Dieting Makes People Fat" Main Post: Share your thesis statement with your classmates. Please note: As with last week’s discussion, nothing here is set in stone. Be open to changing everything about your topic, including your position and audience, as you research it and get feedback from your classmates. Topic + Position/Purpose + Supporting Points =Thesis Statement Example: Suppose the question you posed in the Week 5 discussion was something like, “Should pit bull terriers be banned in my community?” After doing some preliminary research, you have concluded that pit bulls, if raised properly, are no more dangerous than other breeds of dogs. Your thesis statement can be something like, “Pitbulls should not be banned
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