CHANGING/POSITIVE REPRESENTATIONS OF MASCULINITY

Question 1

easthorpe

Answer 1

• male traditional roles within the media and magazines are now aimed to young men. The content of the magazines often suggested that:
• men are emotionally vulnerable
• Should be more in touch with their emotions or feminine side
• Treat women as equal
• Care more about their appearance
• Active fatherhood

Question 2

nixon

Answer 2

• the launderette.
• Men are now being sexualised in the media

Question 3

mort

Answer 3

increase in consumption patterns in aftershave etc

Question 4

whannel

Answer 4

• the importance of a case study.
• Alternative media representations that stress metro sexuality