Gender in the Media

Gender in the Media

-Gender is the range of characteristics that distinguish between males and female.

-Essentially what it means to be a boy or a girl in society.

-This includes the roles and norms that society associates with a particular gender.

-Gender roles are an area of negotiation and conflict and alter over time.

Gender representation in TV drama:

Areas that will be addressed by the 4 technical areas within this extract are-

-Roles- within their work

-Status- who has the higher status in the programme

-Power and logic- who uses power, who uses their logic

-Appearance- as a symbol of sexuality, metro-sexuality and counter stereotype.

-Physicality and Strength

-Stereotypical and counter stereotypical characters.

Examples of TV dramas-

-Downtown abby 

-Our girl

-Orange is the new black

Dominant ideologies-

The ideas that are excepted by societies as the rules/ideas that are widely accepted by society e.g. us as the norms of society.

Binary Opposition-

In order to show one thing you need to show the opposite e.g. you cant see a hero unless you see the villain

Otherness-

Is about labelling people as different or alternative to dominant ideologies e.g. the other is about being different.

Representations of Women:

-Beauty or desirability

-Size/physique

-Emotional issues

-Relationships

-Work