[5.1] What Are Media Representations

[5.2] Representations of Gender, Race, and Class

[5.3] Representations of Different Cultures

[5.4] Studying Media Representations

[5.5] Teaching Analysis of Media Representations

[5.6] Representation and Censorship

[5.7] Representations and Idealization

[5.8] Studying Representations of Social Types or Groups

[5.8a] Representations of Femininity

[5.8b] Masculinity

[5.8c] Masculinity and Sports

[5.8d] Gays / Lesbians

[5.8e] Racial and Ethnic Groups

[5.8f] Class

[5.9] Families and Age Groups

[5.10] War

[5.11] Political Parties and Organizations

[5.12] Counter-Representations

[5.13] Additional Web Resources

[5.14] Teaching Activities

Powerpoints

Masculinity is also represented in the media in terms of physical aggression, toughness, competitiveness, and domination as portrayed in ads and stories in men’s magazines:

[5.8b.1] Are magazines for young men likely to reinforce stereotypical, ‘macho’ and sexist attitudes in their readers?
[5.8b.2] Are contemporary men's magazines a progressive force in society?

[5.8b.3] More recent representations of masculinity emphasize the fixed nature of male identities in which complexity, doubt, or alternative identities is portrayed as a negative: Role models for men [ interview ]

[5.8b.4] In the trailer for Sorority Boys, the characters, pretending to be members of a sorority, are shown as ultimately failing to adopt feminine roles given their innate masculinity.

[5.8b.5] Students could also analyze portrayals of male violence in advertisements.

[5.8b.6] Students could also analyze portrayals of male violence in advertisements (go to “media violence” on the following site: Media Awareness)

[5.8b.7] For a discussion of how these representations influence perceptions of rape, see: Rapping, E. (2000). The Politics of Representation: Genre, Gender Violence and Justice. Genders, 32.