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Here’s a video that was posted by some of my residents last semester (they were so proud of them when I first met them (I’m a mid-year hire)). It features them in their own version of a mu… more →
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More Questions on Gender from Dr. Luci: ...
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jdcauley wrote 1 month ago: More Questions on Gender from Dr. Luci: How do you communicate with people of the opposite sex? Are … more →
From Dr. Luci: Gender Communication Ho...
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jdcauley wrote 2 months ago: From Dr. Luci: Gender Communication How does gender influence communication? How does society reinfo … more →
13. In upper level education classrooms, males are allowed to “interrupt their professors [and] control the physical classroom space itself” (Gamble & Gamble, 238).
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lckupke wrote 5 months ago: College professors generally favor a teaching style that favors male competitiveness and assertivene … more →
Gender Communication as Seen in Everyday Life
catherineporter07 wrote 5 months ago: As a whole, my artifacts represent examples of the way gender role stereotypes within our society he … more →
“There is no single marker that once crossed confers manhood on men. Thus, men repeatedly have faced problems in both defining and proving their masculinity. According to cultural anthropologists, a woman becomes a woman, but a man is made a man. Without clear rules for how to be a man today, however, the quest for manhood is sometimes quiet and sometimes overbearingly persistent" (Gamble, 2003)(p.301).
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catherineporter07 wrote 5 months ago: During our course, we didn’t explore deeply into Chapter 11 of Gamble’s text. Chapter 11 discusses t … more →
No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems.
emily9988 wrote 5 months ago: Chapter 6 in the text talks about how men form friendships with each other. The texts lists ways in … more →
Is Britney Spears a Womanizer?
emily9988 wrote 5 months ago: Chapter 13 in our texts states that music videos produced, composed, or sung by women are less likel … more →
“Women are expected to maintain beauty as a top priority as part of their gender stereotypes that are placed on them by society" (Gamble, 2003).
catherineporter07 wrote 5 months ago: The magazine “Cosmopolitan” has been a topic we’ve discussed a couple times throughout this course. … more →
“As romantic relationships mature, memories of our unrealistic relationship models as well as continued adherence to the stereotyped expectations which they evoke, may negatively affect both male and female evaluations of the perceived quality of the close relationship they share" (Gamble, 2003)(p. 167).
catherineporter07 wrote 5 months ago: I never took an interest in reading the Twilight series. However, because I lead Young Life, a bunch … more →
“Artifacts such as cosmetics, hairstyles, objects for the hair, and jewelry similarly helps to reinforce images of women as decorative objects" (Gamble, 2003)(p.105).
catherineporter07 wrote 5 months ago: When I first saw the music video “Don’t you know your beautiful” by Kelli Pickler, I was refreshed. … more →
Gender Stereotyping...at Sonic?
emily9988 wrote 5 months ago: I just got back from Sonic with a few friends for a late night dessert. One of my guy friends was h … more →
“Thus, the media both reflect, refract or bend, and reshape our perceptions, cultural values, and ideals about gender, as well as contribute to many misconceptions about the sexes, ourselves, and what it means to be a man or woman" (Gamble, 2003)(p. 351).
catherineporter07 wrote 5 months ago: A popular show for many of my male and female friends is “24”, featuring the well known character Ja … more →
“In much of popular music, women are also used and abused. Themes of hatred, torture, and brutality are common. Women in music continue to be negatively stereotyped, reflect rigid sex-role stereotypes, have limited role versatility, and are likely to be presented as lovers, evil temptresses, wicked witches, victims, housewives, or mothers" (Gamble, 2003)(p. 369-370).
catherineporter07 wrote 5 months ago: While I was driving yesterday, I began changing stations looking for something to listen to. I quick … more →
“The family is the factory where the gendered person is made. The family provides the most significant context for our learning about sex and gender" (Gamble, 2003)(p.193).
catherineporter07 wrote 5 months ago: This personal account was the first thing that came to mind when we were asked to write a journal en … more →
“According to the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, the language we use shapes our thoughts and perceptions" (Gamble, 2003)(p.69).
catherineporter07 wrote 5 months ago: Although radio stations weren’t mentioned as a venue to choose from, I couldn’t help but include thi … more →
“Films also present us with “evil women” whom they depict as cold, unfeeling, calculating, and aggressive- these characteristics “good women” do not embody" (Gamble, 2003)(p.368).
catherineporter07 wrote 5 months ago: Mean Girls has got to be such a perfect example of this idea of women being depicted in a negative l … more →
“The distinction between the perceived interests of males and females is also played out in the print media" (Gamble, 2003)(p. 364).
catherineporter07 wrote 5 months ago: The text describes many different types of media that influence our perception of gender roles such … more →
“Research reveals that the media function as socialization agencies in shaping the stereotypical images we carry around in our minds and in determining attitudes" (Gamble, 2003)(p.351).
catherineporter07 wrote 5 months ago: Although the lyrics to Taylor Swift’s song “Love Story” are catchy, making them fun to blast and sin … more →
“Men’s magazines tend to objectify women, presenting readers with numerous images of the woman as a sex object, while representing masculinity as hegemonic" (Gamble, 2003)(p.364).
catherineporter07 wrote 5 months ago: My father has ordered the magazine “Sports Illustrated” for years. So, growing up I too would read t … more →
