Media Representations: Part 1 – Traditional Marxism
Continuing the sociology of the media theme that began with moral and amoral panics, this series of posts looks at the idea of media representations from a range of different perspectives. For traditional Marxism, economic power is a key variable; those who own the means of physical production are always the most powerful class and […]
Gender and Inequality
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is always a go-to source for all types of statistical data on a variety of topics and this one is no exception. With links to both gender and social inequality “Welcome to unequal England” uses ONS data to show how inequalities impact on some of the most important life […]
Education and gender stereotyping
This short article (based on research by Lavy and Sandm, 2015) is a simple introduction to some of the ways gender stereotypes are perpetuated in early-years schooling. The research can also be linked to the work done by writers such as Rosenthal and Jacobson (Pygmalion in the Classroom: 1968) in exploring the significance of labelling and […]
Media Representations: women in advertising
15-minute Ted-Talk by film-maker Jean Kilbourne (director of “Killing Us Softly“) that looks at some of the ways women have been – and still are – portrayed in and through advertising – and some of the possible effects of these forms of representation.