Small Group 1 Discussion Like a Girl: Exploring Gender Stereotypes in the Media – SG1: Exploring Gender Stereotypes in the Media 1

https://youtu.be/XjJQBjWYDTs

First: Watch the commercial on being Like a Girl by Always.

Next: 

Spend some time reviewing current advertisements and choose only one (what you present must be some form of commercial advertisement from the 21st century and please  attempt to share current ads from 2010 and beyond)> This can be done through various media outlets of your choosing such as: online, TV, or print.  Also, make sure you have chosen a legitimate advertisement and not an artists rendition of an ad, propaganda or a public service announcement–these do not count. Also, do not choose a video that is a compilation of advertisements–only choose one.

For this discussion, you will need to present one advertisement from your search by posting either a link (make sure it works so students can access it) or if it is a picture of an ad, please post the picture of your chosen advertisement.

Then discuss the message(s) conveyed from it that project how men and women are expected to act, feel and think within society.

Moreover, relate it back to what we learned in chapter 3, how do the cultural depictions of males and/or females in your advertisements relate to cultural scripts and gender roles and expectations