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Title: Describe the role that the media plays in promoting or blurring acceptable gende
Post by: colleen on Jun 4, 2012
Describe the role that the media plays in promoting or blurring acceptable gender roles.


Title: Re: Describe the role that the media plays in promoting or blurring acceptable gende
Post by: ThePsychic on Jun 9, 2012
Explain that at one end, television and the movies typically portray men as overly masculine and women as overly sexual, promoting stereotypical gender roles. On the other end, when females are cast as heroines toting guns and swords, gender roles may become blurred.