Xtranormal Video

Eric and Jane;s explanation of Gender Roles

This video was created by myself to highlight gender roles for both men and women. Enjoy!!

Construction of Gender Roles

The majority of media sources have helped to create gender roles for men and women. If you think about it, women are usually the spouse cleaning, cooking, tending to the family, and handling household duties. On the other hand, men are the dominate bread winners of the family.

This video is clipping from various forms of media which demonstrates how gender roles have been constructed and why they most likely will continue.

Male Gender Role struggle

This video brings light to an issues concerning gender roles that is often over looked. Everyone knows women have struggled for decades for rights and equality, however, men are now having to define their unequal roles in society.

Xtranormal creation: Kate's Gender Role

This is the link to my xtranormal project!

The video i created discusses female gender roles in relation to status and marriage. Throughout history women have fought to to be noticed and recognized in society. However, stigma still exist and the media and various other forms of entertainment add to this narrow minded view. This technological era we live in also influences people to believe that women are still subordinate and are merely sexual object ready to be taken. Enjoy my xtranormal creation! thanks

Stereotypical Acuvue

This commercial for Acuvue contact lenses outlines racial and gender stereotypes. The first teen, who appears to be african american, says one day they be wearing my jersey. The second teen, who's a female,  says one day he'll ask me to dance. Finally the third teen, a white male, says one day i'll be giving orders instead of taking them.

Why is it that Acuvue decided that the african american teen would do well in sports or that the female just wanted the attention of a boy or why did the white teen want to become the boss. These gender and racial stereotypes are the very thing that minority groups have been fighting. This ad only exemplifies inequality and it appears as though it's bound to continue if the media purists with commercials that promote gender and racial expectations.

Boy and Girl Scout Badges

 Parents may believe that by putting their child in boy/girl scouts they are going to be learning life lessons, however, at an early age boy and girl scouts are encouraging gender roles.This article brings to light how boys are taught to be something important, like scientist, while girls are being taught to just enjoy the science. The article points out that the boys badge (left) is called the astronomer, while the girls badge (right) is called sky search. This is an example to how society is establishing gender roles and setting expectations for genders early in life.