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Movies Viewed Through the Sociological Perspective
Presentation by:Audrey, Lisa,
Jessica, Megan,and Sara
Our View of the Media’s Portrayal of
Women in Comparison to Men in a
Romantic Comedy andan Action Movie
Action
GraphicHorror
Psychological Thriller
Comedy
ClassicalFilms
CartoonsRomantic
Movie Categories
Viewing Media Various Viewing Companions Socially Acceptable Form of Entertainment
• Melanie is a NY Fashion Designer
•Going Back Home
• Finalizing Divorce
• High School Love
• Newly Engaged Governors son
• Women in Comparison to Men
• View of Women in a Romantic Comedy
• View of Men in a Romantic Comedy
• Data Collection
• Comparison of Women From the North and South
• Comparison of Men From the North and South
The Influential Media
Jaime Lee Curtis Before and afterher 3 hour makeover and airbrushing
Mark Wahlberg in a Calvin Klein ad
Mark Wahlberg at a Lakers game
Symbolic Interactionism – symbols in which we attach meaning as the basis of social life
• Glass Sculpture• Changing Her Last Name• Divorce Papers• Little Blue Box
Conflict Theory – people with power and without power
• Northern and Southern Mannerisms• Melanie and Her Mother-in-law• Jake and Melanie Divorcing
•WOMEN•MEN
Violence and Gender Differences
Is this movie influential
or informative?
• Elizabeth Swan kidnapped by pirates• Will Turner goes to rescue her• Barbossa and his men are cursed• Battle ensues
• Women in Comparison to Men
High Society
Lower Society/Bar Wenches
• Men’s Role in Society
• Comparison of High Society Women and Lower Society/Bar Wenches
• Female Representation
• Male Representation
The Influential Media
Thin body Flawless-skin
Symbolic Interactionism – symbols in which we attach meaning as the basis of social life
• The Amulet• The Monkey• Dress and Attire• The Caribbean• The Treasure
Conflict Theory – people with power and without power
• Pirates Vs. The English• The Lower Class’s Daily Struggle
Feminist Theory – inequality between men and women
• Men in High Positions• Women in Low Positions
•WOMEN•MEN
Violence and Gender Differences
Is this movie for education
or for entertainment?
QUESTIONS???
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