Gender Identity

Question 1

What is Gender Identity

Answer 1

what gender someone chooses to be perceived as

Question 2

How is gender inequality shown through mass media

Answer 2

gauntlet - men are more likely to be shown as heroes in films and woman as victims

welch - ads aimed at boys portray way more violence than the ones aimed at girls

Question 3

How is gender inequality shown through peer groups

Answer 3

Blackman - new wave girls

mcrobbie and garber - Jackie magazines

Question 4

How is gender inequality shown through education

Answer 4

Phoenix - boys who work hard are seen as feminine

Mac an Gail - identifies school subcultures such as macho lads

Question 5

How is gender inequality shown through religion

Answer 5

Holm and Bowker - in all the major world religions woman are subordinate.

miller and Hoffmann - men are less religious than woman, men are more likely to be irresponsible, short sites and risk taking.

Question 6

How is gender inequality shown through the workplace

Answer 6

Mac an ghail - crisis of masculinity as woman take on traditional male jobs

hakim - horizontal and vertical segregation in the workplace.