Comparatively, I found more evidence of female stereotypes in general versus male stereotypes in the media. Most of my sources were from television series on the CW network. I may be biased by my personal taste in shows, but looking into other sources also showed little male stereotypes.
An observation I noticed was that female characters had more of one defining feature or personality trait. On several television series I saw a span of character traits for male roles. The male roles went from rational/stern to emotionally stable and helpful, a good example of this emotional span is Jim Clancy from Ghost Whisperer. Several male characters cried and were not the stereotypical “mad man” such as the T. V. show called Psych.
Women, however, were
An observation I noticed was that female characters had more of one defining feature or personality trait. On several television series I saw a span of character traits for male roles. The male roles went from rational/stern to emotionally stable and helpful, a good example of this emotional span is Jim Clancy from Ghost Whisperer. Several male characters cried and were not the stereotypical “mad man” such as the T. V. show called Psych.
Women, however, were