Objectification

Boquiren, V. E. (2013). Exploring the influence of gender-role socialization and objectified body consciousness on body image disturbance in breast cancer survivors. Psycho-Oncology, 22(10), 2177-2185. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.aclin.org:2048/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=url,ip,uid&db=pbh&AN=90527903&site=eds-live Boquiren (2013) introduced the article with the difficulty that breast cancer survivors have with their physical appearance after going through…

Miss Representation is arguing that women are stereotypically portrayed in mainstream media causing negative consequences for young women, hence the use of the word “Miss” in the title. The documentary discusses the language used to describe women in media and how this language plays into the derogatory view of women. They gave an example of whether the word “stated” or “complained” was used to describe a woman’s comments in an article vs. a man’s comments. The language used will determine how…

Additional gender issues for women, such as objectification, passivity, decorative placement, and unrealistic beauty standards have yet to be eliminated from advertising. While men also face unrealistic beauty standards, they are usually portrayed in more active and involved roles than women, and objectification is not as common (Sheehan, 2014). Women have encountered arguably more gender issues, than men over the years, and so…

modeling job types from fragrance campaign to editorial shoot men’s maximum pay was $200,000 while women 's maximum pay was $2 million (Mears 2011:213). I would have suggested that this would be viewed negatively because modeling only magnifies objectification for women and since men are seen as a subject rather than an object the low pay discourages them to be in this field. For me this hinted that only women are praised for objectifying their bodies. Mears point out that display occupations…

Manley when she analyses “The Bloody Chamber” (ref) In this tale, she argues, the protagonist cannot escape the patriarchal control over her body excercised by her husband. This control and objectification is symbolised by the Marquis ' use of mirrors. But at the same time, the girl makes use of these mirrors in her search for her own story, her own self. Through the mirrors, the girl oscillates “between a patriarchal view and her own definition…

promoted, the use of gender stereotypes. Hip hop music videos for decades have been exposing and objectifying women to make the rapper seem more masculine and dominant. From the ten videos I watched, the main themes throughout every video was the objectification of women, masculinity, and wealth. Most videos had few to no other men around, which is just them trying to prove how masculine they are being surrounded by dozens of women. Also, there were repeated actions of sexual assault and sexual…

wave feminism, more demands for social justice and equality have focused on 'men’s instinctive behavior, ' the apparent drive for obtrusive and invasive contact with women as a means to gain power over them. While buzzwords such as 'rape, ' 'objectification, ' and 'oppression ' are used ad nauseum, the issues they address are both real and unacceptable. Female soldiers are more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by the enemy. Most sexual harassment complaints are made by…

Mary Roach, in her 2003 non-fiction book Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, offers captivating insight into what happens to bodies once they are donated to science. Roach sheds light on the sometimes dark history of cadaver usage and medicine, raising important questions about ethical and moral concerns related to those actions taken for the sake of increasing scientific knowledge. From being used as crash-test dummies to practice for anatomy students to populating body farms in the…

envious heart can be” (Grimm 87). SurLaLune describes this as the mirror being the male gaze, which objectifies beauty. However, once Snow White is dead, the Stepmother mentions nothing about ridding herself of the competition in order to gain objectification from men, she has relief because she feels her source of stress is at rest, and that it will not haunt her anymore. The entire story the mirror has been the focal point for the Stepmother; her obsession with destroying Snow White began with…

Video gaming is some of the most fun people experience in their day-to-day lives. Video games can serve as a stress reliever after a long day at work, a form of competition among friends, and offers the ability to be someone or something one truly desires to be. The video game community is constantly expanding. However, in what appears to be such an expansive universe it seems that women are consistently left out of the loop. Women in video games are most often portrayed in one of two ways:…