For my second Journal, I have chosen to examine what role media has in portraying the ideas of sociological ideas. For my example, I have chosen to analyze the movie Mean Girls. This movie sets a good example of how socialization comes into play from the media. It can be analyzed through the perspectives of functionalist and conflict theory. The idea that it can be examined through the perspective of a conflict and functionalist theory. To some extent social class can also be seen in this movie. Stereotypes of different groups can also be seen in this movie. The reading that best represents all these examples is from the the reading called “Constructing Differences”. This reading examined the ideas of what creates categories of differences
