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I am currently studying
sociology A'level. At this time
we are all completing a piece
of coursework. I have decided
to concentrate on women in the
media. My title is 'Women are
portrayed as sex symbols or
domestic labour in a variety
of TV commercials'. I would
be very grateful if you could
send me any information on useful
resource pages on the Internet
or any studies which have been
carried out that I could look
at. I need to find out if the
media is portraying what society
is like or that the media is
just using images of society
as they see it? Why do women
get used instead of men? There
are many issues that I will
need to cover, but if you are
able to give me any further
ideas it would be very useful.
Thank you for your time and
I hope to be hearing from you
soon. Yours Sincerely, Charlotte
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Thanks for your note to FEMINIST.COM.
There is actually a fairly recent
study that was released by the
Washington, D.C. based National
Partnership for Work and Families,
which looked at how TV portrays
women. After watching 92 primetime
shows, here is some of what
they found:
- 2/3 of U.S. mothers work
for pay, but just 1/3 of the
mothers portrayed on TV do
so.
- Female characters are often
identified by their roles
as wives and mothers
- Marital status of women
is more obvious than for males.
The study revealed much more,
too. I suggest you contact them
to learn more. I hope that helps.
—Amy
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