Media: a Stereotyped Portrayal of Women
Words: 3081 Pages: 10 7926Introduction Media’s Usage of Stereotypes Mark Twain observed that when it comes to media you have two choices: ignore it and be uninformed or adhere to it and be misinformed1. Media has become a black hole of information, and most people cannot distinguish accurate statements from the inaccurate. Over the course of media history, women have been defined in very narrow roles. For example, women were set in a domestic atmosphere, their lives revolved around housework and nurturing, or they […]