This document discusses how gender stereotypes are reinforced through popular media like Saturday morning cartoons. It notes that male characters are typically portrayed as aggressive, competitive and independent while female characters are often passive, nurturing and dependent. These stereotypes shape societal expectations of appropriate gender roles and behaviors. The document suggests that reducing double standards and educating people can help eliminate rigid gender stereotypes over time.
2. WALK OF SHAME
Thesis:
“This essay considers how the descriptor „walk
of shame‟ functions to discipline female
sexual practice by reinforcing gender
stereotypes and punishing women who
transgress socially constructed norms that
these uses prescribe.”
3. Shame is a female characteristic
Sexual Double Standard
“Women have been socialized into a shared
understanding of what constitutes proper
feminine sexuality and thus recognizing the
walk of shame as evidence of transgressing
these norms of being a “bad girl.” (Lunceford,
2008, p.323)
“Gender right” (Lunceford, 2008, p.324)
4. THESIS OF PRESENTATION
Gender roles are learned at a young age and
reinforced by popular television shows to
create a society in which women are expected
to behave in a manner similar to the
stereotype seen on television.
5. GENDER ROLES
“Gender roles are social constructions
that contain self-concepts and
psychological traits, as well as family,
occupational and political roles,
assigned dichotomously to members of
each sex.”
6. MALE/ FEMALE ROLES
“Women are seen as passive, nurturant, and
dependent, and men are seen as aggressive,
competitive, and independent” (Holz-Ivory, Gibson &
Ivory, 2009, p.172).
“Maleness signals authority, stuatus, competence
social power and influence and femaleness signals
lack of authority, low status, incompetence, and little
power and influence.” (Holz-Ivory, Gibson & Ivory,
2009, p. 173).
10. FEMALE
SUPERHERO
O v e r c o m in g
s te r e o t y p e s ?
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11. “SAVE THE CHEERLEADER, SAVE THE
WORLD”
Claire‟s inability to protect herself
Host of male saviors
Only male characters can fly
Problems with female characters (powers)
“Women are taught to fear violence and to understand
themselves as victims in need of protection in ways men are
not. To be a woman is to be constantly encouraged to
understand one‟s physical self as endangered” (Stabile, 2009,
p.89).
12. HOW TO STOP GENDER STEREOT YPES
Education and attitude shifts
Eliminate double standards
Evaluation of sexual norms
13. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1 .) Why do you think that gender stereotypes continue to be
used in media even though there has been a number of
advancements in gender equality?
2.) The quote at the end of the Lunceford article by Wendell
Johnson is as follows, “When wisdom comes, as very
occasionally it does, it reveals itself in the wry smile with
which we admit that the tracks we follow are the tracks that
we ourselves have made.” What do you think this quote
illustrates in regards to gender stereotypes?
