Gender in the Media

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    Gender in the Media

    Mulvey

    Laura Mulvey believes that the media is viewed from the male

    perspective; all things are seen through the Male Gaze.The media obecti!es women and ma"es them seem subservient tomen.

    Tuchman

    Tuchman believes that the media is blatantly se#ist; she claims thattheir views are theoretically unsound and biased in favour of men.

    $lover

    $lover believes that women are starting to become moremasculine in modern media te#ts% this is especially clear in thehorror genre as they are now often represented as being strong andsurviving to the end. This opposes many views that the media triesto put onto women.

    Gauntlett

    Gauntlett believes that masculinity is on the decline% women arestarting to become more assertive in the media as well as in society

    in general in the modern world.