1.5) representations of gender - Key terms Flashcards
Stereotype
a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing
Malestream
When social institutions are controlled by men, in the interest of men - ignoring women
Media Mogul
An individual who owns a significant part of the media.
Symbolic Annihilation
the absence of representation, or underrepresentation, of some group of people in the media
Male Gaze
the act of depicting women and the world, in the visual arts and in literature, from a masculine, cisgendered, heterosexual perspective that presents and represents women as sexual objects for the pleasure of the heterosexual male viewer.
Cult of femininity
based on traditional, stereotypical female roles and values: caring for others, family, marriage, and concern for appearance.
Beauty myth
Society socialises women into a quest for an unachievable standard of beauty
Retributive masculinity
a more traditional form of masculine identity. He is the (major) breadwinner of the family and the principal source of authority
Hegemonic identities
The dominant identity in society/culture
New man
once a radical way to describe a male who wholeheartedly accepted equality in domestic life
Meterosexual male
To describe men who are fashionable, heterosexual, in touch with their emotions.
Transgression
a representation that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct - expectation of society
