The document provides instructions for writing a paper that examines messages and images in various forms of media from a social science perspective. Students are asked to choose a type of media, observe advertisements or other elements, note any themes in how groups are portrayed, analyze the data socially and scientifically, and write a 3 page paper with sections for description of the media examined, descriptions of ads or elements, an analysis, and a conclusion.

1. Writing in the social sciences
Examine a form of media(your choice: magazine, newspaper, social media, video games,
movies, your favorite tv show, a favorite sporting event, etc.) and take note of the
messages/images that advertisers are sending/using. record your observations and see if
you notice any themes. analyze the date from a social science perspective. your paper will
include a description of the media you examined, descriptions of the ads/ commercials /
characters, etc. An analysis of the material, and a conclusion. your paper will be typed in
Times New Roman 12-point font, three pages. some possibilities: Look through one issue of
a magazine and notice that there are XX total ads. Of the XX total ads, XX seem to objectify
males. XX of the ads show are for cologne. In each of the cologne ads, the man is laying in the
surf with his shirt unbuttoned to the waist.Pay attention to the commercials aired during a
national hockey league game. XX of the ads are for beer. There are only men in the ads. All of
the man are wearing sports jerseys. Examine romantic comedies released since January
2014. How are men/women/religions/children/animals, etc, portrayed in the film? my
choice is: Nintendo’s game consoles
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