California State University Fresno Analyzing Content in Media Messages Paper
Option #2
This is a content analysis of media from 1950’s, 60’s to recent, let’s say 2013 to now (last five years).
Choose FIVE (5) content pieces of one medium from each time period above: So, you will be looking at TEN (10) items – 5 from earlier period, 5 from today.
Select a theme you are looking at:
- Examples of themes: gender roles, intersectionality, work roles, professions, education, sexuality, LGBTQ issues, second shift and domestic chores, parenting, dating strategies, social media (TV in the 50’s, 60’s), sexual harassment, romantic love, sexual assault, politics, military, portrayal of gender in the media. If you have other ideas, let me know first.
- Include PHOTOS of ADS in your paper. If you use video clips, include the URLS as an ACTIVE LINK, so I can click on them and check them out!
- The purpose of this research paper is to examine differences in media messages on gender roles from prefeminist/early postfeminist eras to contemporary society. You can choose any type of medium (newspapers, children’s books, comics, television shows, ads, lyrics from songs, popular magazine covers) from specific time periods (e.g. 1960 compared to 2018 on the medium you choose, e.g., ADS). You will have to review between FIVE (5) content pieces for each medium you choose from each time period (So, five ads from 1960, five ads from 2018, as examples). You will review the content looking for particular themes as to how gender is portrayed. In your writing, you will compare and contrast the gender roles from the two different time periods. You will also incorporate THREE (3) outsides sources, in addition to our text (peer reviewed journal articles, books), in addition to our text.
In writing your paper, you will summarize the themes focusing on differences and similarities. Ask yourself: How much has changed? Has the message changed, if so in what way? What did you find interesting? Disappointing? Exciting?
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