com 330 exam 3 Flashcards
Who is david natharius?
Galician’s boo thang, hubby, babydaddy
What is compulsory heterosexuality?
the societal expectation that women must marry a man with no other alternatives…you must be hetero…if you are a woman who is not married, there must be something wrong with you.
3 types of attractiveness
- task: refers to when you want to work with someone, be that person’s colleague, task partner, co-worker. Based on competence
- social: friendliness, social skills. When you want to be friends with someone, hangout with them.
- physical: when someone is considered good looking, “hot”. Based on physical beauty.
Galician and Natharius & types if attractiveness
they have all 3 ! task, social, and physical
what is egalitarianism?
a society in which everyone is equal
what is feminism?
women are not yet equal to men (in treatment, status, & roles) in our society. the goal of feminism is egalitarianism.
what is agenda setting?
the media tells us what is important by simple inclusion in the newspaper, tv newscast, magazine, online or other values. Media sets the agenda of what we should think about- what issues are “important.” It leaves out how we should think about those things.
what is schema?
a recognizable pattern or script of how things are supposed to work
what is scripting theory?
we learn about sex and sexuality from culturally available sexual scripts that define 1. what counts as sex, 2. how to recognize sexual situations, 3. what to do in relational and sexual encounters
who are volatiles?
term for couples “who live to fight”
what is sexual script?
idea of what women and men are supposed to do in relational and sexual encounters (dating scripts…ex: men are supposed to ask the female out, females wait.)
what is heterosexual script? sexual requirements for men and women?
men: their own sexual desires/hormones. women: gain power through getting a man and looking good.
Big Bang Theory analysis?
elements of the heterosexuality script.
The Honeymooners, “Mama Loves Mambo” analysis
constant conflict between the couple. Gender roles heavily portrayed, lack of egalitarianism. Men:dominant, women:submissive. Marriage is expected, the responsibilities. Was written in a man’s perspective, hence men don’t understand women.
what classic fairytale is embodied in Maid In Manhattan?
Cinderella
what is the difference in social class/status btwn the characters marisa and chris in maid in manhattan?
she is working class…he is wealthy
T/F…maid in manhattan actually reflects the real-life story of jlo including her fam’s background?
false.
what do chris and marisa lack that makes their love story so unrealistic?
homogamy
T/F…maid in manhattan depicts myth#2-love at first sight, because when chris first met marisa, he was attracted to her because she was so beautiful
false.
which love myth is illustrated in As Good As It Gets?
beast into prince
what is the only way a woman, no matter how intelligent or self sufficient she is, can find happiness according to the movies?
she needs to be loved and taken care of by a man
T/F in the gender equity chapter the author uses a feminist perspective in this chapter
true.
In movie scenes where a man climbs stairs to reach a woman, what does it symbolize?
symbolizes the man getting “on her level”
based on the uses and gratification theory, what needs does the author say that cosmopolitan and maxim provide to their readers?
personal and social
T/F…the author identifies cosmopolitans depiction of men on its covers as counterhegemonic?
true.
T/F…the author found that even though cosmopolitan and maxim portrayed women on their covers similarly, Maxim tended to objectify women more.
true.
T/F…In analyzing these two magazines, the author found evidence for the love myth that sex should be easy and wonderful.
true.
the term the authors use to describe an expressed or implied frustration with one’s partner and the response is engendered is?
conflict episode
T/F…We found the prescription of “courtesy counts” to be portrayed in a serious and realistic way, resulting in ralph and alice’s marriage changing for the better in the honeymooners
false.