Here is the synopsis of our sample research paper on Gender Stereotyping on Television. Have the paper e-mailed to you 24/7/365.
Essay / Research Paper Abstract
A 3 page overview of how gender has been consistently stereotyped for generations. Women are almost always depicted as inferior to men. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Page Count:
3 pages (~225 words per page)
File: AM2_PPgndTV.rtf
Buy This Term Paper »
Unformatted sample text from the term paper:
to represent sex. This is prevalent not just in popular television programs but also in advertising. The reason is that stereotypical images of sex sell and, whether the
product is the television program with its attached advertising or the product is the one touted in the advertising, selling has become the primary function of an industry that was
initially implemented to inform and to entertain the American public. It might be contended, however, that while the manner in which women are depicted in television may be amusingly
alluring to some that hold the pocketbook strings in American society, to others it is belittling and very much resented. Interestingly, the roles
that both men and women have played on television have remained relatively constant over the life of the industry. Although the television shows themselves have become progressively more mindless
and ridiculous in terms of their content, they have steadily depicted women as mindless bimbos with little to occupy their time other than family concerns. Men, in contrast, have
been steadily depicted as the more responsible member of the family. Whether we are comparing Ralph and Alice Cramden in the 1950s show "The Honeymooners", Lucy and Ricky Ricardo
in "Lucy" the popular television show of the 1960s, Archie and Edith Bunker in "Archie Bunker" in the 1970s, Bob and Emily in the "Bob Newhart Show" of the 1980s,
or Rosanne and Dan in "Roseanne" in the 1990s; it is always the male member of the family that consistently holds a job outside the household. It is also
the male member of the family that serves as the authority figure. While the males themselves are often depicted as bumbling doofuses, they are the superior member of the
...