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Images of Black Women and Film, 2002.
A look at the image of African American woman in the movie "How Stella Got Her Groove Back".
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 3 sources, £ 31.95
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This paper discusses the depiction of African American females in American culture. The Anita Hill/Clarence Thomas hearings demonstrated the difficulty American culture has in considering the issues of race and sex/gender. Thus, the movie "How Stella Got Her Groove Back" is used as a reference to explore this theme.
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Women in Film, 2008.
An examination of the portrayal of women in films during the 1940s and 1950s.
6,910 words (approx. 27.6 pages), 15 sources, MLA, £ 110.95
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This paper explains that the way women are depicted in film generally reflects how women are viewed in the society, which produced the film. The women in the 1940 films were empowered because of woman who worked in a factory during the war; however, the 1950s film depicted a return to a more domestic image of women, though challenged by the sex bomb. The author points out that these film images of women contributed to the unrest and dissatisfaction that led to the development of the women's liberation movement in the 1960s. The paper analyzes in detail 1940s films "The Philadelphia Story", Mildred Pierce", "Now, Voyager" and "Double Indemnity " and 1950s films "The African Queen", "Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison", "The Girl Can't Help It" and "Some Like It Hot".
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Introduction
The Forties
The Fifties
Conclusion
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"Elizabeth Mulvey describes the view prevalent of the woman as being woman as icon, and Tracy clearly does represent an iconic image to every male in the film and to many of the woman as well. She is the goddess to Dexter, Connor, and her fiancee, though in different ways and with differing degrees of acceptance. To her father, she is a failed woman, a woman who will never be a true woman until she changes her way of relating to men and her way of being looked at and being displayed."
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Images of Women in the Media, 2002.
An analysis of the sexist way women are still portrayed in media, particularly in magazines despite their changing cultural status.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 5 sources, £ 31.95
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This paper will explore some of the images of women in the media. It will concentrate on the images of women as presented in print; particularly in magazines. The thesis is that, despite the many changes in the social, legal, and cultural status of women that have brought women more and more equity in relation to men, women are still portrayed in sexually objectified ways. The thesis will go into some detail as to the origin and meaning of such portrayals where women are reduced to what is considered sexually desirable. This occurs in a large number of advertisements in all types of magazines.
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Media Images of Women, 2002.
Examines various aspects of the presentation of women in the media.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 5 sources, £ 31.95
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The primary focusof this paper is on television. Evidence indicates that women are stereotyped, particularly in advertising and implicitly 'fed' the dominant ideology through media. This involves their portrayal in stereotypical and grossly simplified manners.
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The Black Image in Civil War America, 2005.
This paper examines the black soldier in America at the time of the Civil War and discusses the American society in the mid-nineteenth century.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 6 sources, £ 50.95
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This paper reviews the black form as depicted in Civil War America. The paper argues that the period systematically subordinated the black soldier to his white counter-parts and that this subordination sometimes took on the form of effacement. The paper also explores the sociological, cultural and anthropological factors at play in the construction of nineteenth century compositions of this sort.
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"The manner in which a society depicts the physical form of people from different ethnic or racial backgrounds says a great deal about that society. To wit, it has sometimes been remarked that art is a window into the human soul. If this is indeed the case, then photos from a particular period in history capture that period - its assumptions, ideals, self-perceptions, even hopes - in a way that is very difficult to surpass. This paper looks at a Civil war picture taken from 1864 which captures the African-American form in a manner that reveals - in striking detail - the reification and assumptions of American society during the middle of the nineteenth century."
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Women's Body Image in the Media, 2000.
How the influx of images from mass media serves to construct gender images, particularly women's body image.
3,730 words (approx. 14.9 pages), 20 sources, £ 73.95
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This paper focuses on the representations of women's body image in the media and asks how these representations affect women?s self-image and behavior.
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"The images of the media surround us constantly. According to Peach (1998): ?We are exposed to over 2,000 ads a day, constituting perhaps the most powerful educational force in society. The average adult will spend one and a half years of his/her life watching television commercials?. (p. 128). Leafing through the morning paper we unconsciously take in adverts and photographs. Going to work we pass billboards, signs on bus stations and busses, company logo?s on clothing and merchandise. At home relaxing in front of the television we are bombarded by images. What are the main messages that are conveyed by this unstoppable deluge of the media?"
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Women's Image in Advertisements, 2007.
This paper is an analysis of the portrayal of women's image in magazine advertisements in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), as based on a content analysis of the literature and on a convenience sample survey of 50 female students.
17,435 words (approx. 69.7 pages), 34 sources, APA, £ 176.95
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This paper states that the the main purpose of this study is to determine the characteristics of women's image in advertisements' contents as depicted in the most widely circulated Arab women magazines in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and to identify the effect of such contents in formulating the societal image of women. The study also examines how women feel about the presented image of women in advertising. The author points out that, in the UAE, women not only are gaining ground in workforce participation but also are filling positions once held primarily by men; however, this is not always reflected in ads. The paper indicates that the majority of female students felt that the relationship between the woman's image in published advertisements and society's view towards her is a highly positive one. The paper includes the data generated by the survey and several figures, tables and quotations.
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Introduction
Introduction
Need for the Study
Purpose of the Study
Research Questions
Procedures
Research Hypotheses
Review of Literature
Background and Overview
United Arab Emirates Today
The Impact of Advertisement
The Importance of the Visual Image in Advertisements
The Women's Image in the Visual Advertisements
Depiction of Women in Magazine Advertisements
Methodology
Sample
Instrumentation
Data Collection Procedures
Results
Data Analysis
Discussion and Conclusion
Discussion of Results
Recommendations
Questionnaire
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"Arab information media have by and large been established on a weak economic base throughout the Middle East. For example, Arab newspapers were introduced when national incomes and populations were small, and the literacy rates were low; as a result, both advertising revenues and mass-circulation sales (the two primary sources of commercial newspaper income elsewhere), were restricted. Even after World War II, as the Arab economies enjoyed a new level of prosperity, advertising remained sufficiently insignificant to most Arab businessmen, and did not appear to represent a viable avenue of revenue-generation in the modest-circulation press, to enable newspaper publishers to generate many advertisements in the first place."
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Image Of Women In The Media, 2002.
Discusses prejudices in the media representation of women.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 4 sources, £ 33.95
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Discusses prejudices in media representation of women. Distinctions based on gender & race in television shows & films. Traditional view of women as "domestic." Examples of early television shows (Donna Reed Show, Leave it to Beaver). Changing image in the 1970s.. Lack of black women in TV shows, and the image of African American women in 1970s TV as one-dimensional. Films discussed include Cleopatra Jones, Sugar Hill and The Color Purple. Women as images of male fantasy.
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"Gender and race intersect in media representations and in real life as well. The feminist movement took the methods of the Civil Rights Movement to heart in agitating for change, just as blacks had done before. The relative positions of women and blacks show both similarities and differences. Women actually constitute a majority in society yet still face discrimination, while racial minorities face discrimination for different reasons. Yet, both groups are seen as less able and less worthy than the white male, suggesting that the plight of black women in particular involves a double dose of discrimination. Distinctions based on both gender and race and on the two in conjunction can be seen in our popular culture, notably in films and television shows that offer particular views of both women and people of color and especially women of color that do not ..."
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Women's Self Image in the Modern Media, 2008.
A research proposal to analyze the negativity of women's self image in the modern media.
895 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 22.95
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This paper presents a research proposal to evaluate the current problem of self-image for women in the United States through negative representation found in the modern media. The paper discusses how media distorts and creates bodily manipulations and then relates that, by evaluating the facts and research done to learn how the media accomplishes this, one can realize how to correct and combat negative self-images within women's communities and organizational groups on media literacy.
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Introduction and Rationale
Working Hypothesis
Research Strategy: The Problem and Various Solutions
Conclusion
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"Certainly with media manipulating posing negative images of women that define a way for women to be socially seduced, media literacy is one major solution to helping women discover realistic ways for learning about their bodies. By teaching women through discussion groups, support groups, and other feminist orientated awareness groups to understand how the media is distorting woman's images, there can be a lesser feeling of objectification in how women view themselves. This form of media literacy can help women to view their bodies outside of the patriarchal construct of society that views women as sex objects only to be gazed or looked upon (Ware para.12). Certainly, this can provide a great deal of insight into preventing the exploitation of women's bodies by corporate male executives in the media industry that wish to create women as objects of male desire. By advocating organizations and other groups to prevent this type of negative image, media literacy can be an important avenue for solving this societal problem."
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Mass-Media's Effect on Women's Self Image, 2005.
Why do women tend to judge themselves against unrealistic mass-media images of femininity?
1,417 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 8 sources, MLA, £ 33.95
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This paper shows how media images affect women and influences them to play a part in the Barbie Doll image. It analyzes the different effects caused by those media images and the writer concludes that until the media stops sending these messages women will continue to be affected.
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"With the new obsessions of weight loss, plastic surgery, and Hollywood stars, women believe they are not normal unless they fit into the so-called "Barbie Doll" image. Young girls are feed body images when they pick up their first Barbie-doll. Yet, research as found that the Barbie-doll would not be able to live if she was human. Her body would be too tapered to hold less than a half of a liver and her back would be too weak to support weight the her upper body (Gerber, 2). No longer do some women base their self-worth on personality, morals, or values but having an unblemished body with designer clothing that are wore by celebrities. Women are reading magazines and watching television, which project the image of rock-hard abs, long skinny legs, and huge breast. The media influences these unattainable images for women through model ads, television commercials, and by boosting Hollywood stars as examples of how women should look. The media influences the way women consume products from the market and her mental well being also."
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The Role and Image of Women, 2002.
A discussion of the portrayal of the role and image of women in the American society in the stories ?The Horse Dealer?s Daughter? by D. H. Lawrence and ?A & P? by John Updike.
1,017 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 0 sources, £ 24.95
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This paper provides a compare and contrast analysis of ?The Horse Dealer?s Daughter? by D. H. Lawrence and ?A & P? by John Updike. It examines how both stories give a different perspective of how the women are treated by various characters in the story and in effect, by society itself. It shows how the women in both stories are similar because of the conflicts within themselves that they experience due to the pressure and expectations of society whereas they differ in the way they are treated by others, particularly by male characters and the way society treats them. It provides a character assessment of the main protagonists in each story and discusses how they deal with the criticisms placed upon them by the other characters and by society.
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"One of the first factors that make both short stories different is that they are written in a different time period. ?The Horse Dealer?s? is set in the year 1922, while ?A & P? is set in the year 1962. The difference is time periods affects the way women are treated in the society, since society in 1922 is more conservative than the society in the year 1962 wherein society is more tolerant of liberal ways and ideas, most especially to women. While Mabel is treated unfavorably by other people because of her somewhat reclusive nature, preferring moments of solitary in the churchyard than mingle with other people, and because of her family?s descent to poverty, Mabel?s society is condemning on her, even stabbing behind her back about her ?newly- acquired poverty? (?? although as a matter of fact she was exposed to the stare of everyone who passed along the churchyard wall."
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The Image of Women in Society, 2008.
This paper examines the process of gender socialization as portrayed in various images.
1,926 words (approx. 7.7 pages), 10 sources, MLA, £ 43.95
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The paper explores the image society has of women through an examination of a child's toy (the Kim Possible Doll), advertising images for Skechers and the television show "The Closer." The paper discusses how the external image of youth, beauty and especially being thin is projected as a virtual necessity. The paper looks at the harmful effects this has on the self-image of girls and young women trying to emulate what they believe is the ideal.
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Introduction
Kim Possible Doll
Skechers Models
The Closer
Conclusion
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"The prevailing doll image offered to young girls for many years has been the Barbie Doll, the image of an extremely thin young woman, with an emphasis on thin-ness, beauty, perfect hair, and perfect makeup. This is only one source of this sort of image, and many of the images from popular culture reinforce this idea.
"Meta G. Carstarphen and Susan C. Zavoina write specifically about the experience of adolescent girls and note how these girls are influenced by images of girls their age in magazines like Seventeen and Teen, among other sources, and the authors note first that advertising is directed at young people because they represent an important target market, if one that is particularly vulnerable: "A time of awkwardness and opportunity, adolescence represents a critical time of identity formation for both boys and girls" (Carstarphen and Zavoina 94)."
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Black Film History, 2002.
The history of the involvement of African-Americans in the Hollywood film industry with a focus on the contribution made by women.
2,641 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 8 sources, MLA, £ 56.95
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This paper looks at the history of the inclusion of blacks in the film industry since the early 20th century. It discusses major players in the field, especially women, beginning with the all-black film movement that started in the silent era with the Lincoln Motion Picture company in Los Angeles in 1916. The writer mentions the hardships and hurdles that the African-Americans faced in the form of discrimination and racism before they could establish themselves in the film industry. The paper also examines the changing image of how African-Americans were portrayed in movies in the past.
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"In recent years, both blacks and women have had to fight to become recognized in the film industry and to achieve any form of power. There are now a handful of black film directors, and a few women directors as well. In the silent era, though, when the economics of filmmaking were quite different, there were a number of women in the director's chair, many forgotten today, just as there were many black directors not in mainstream Hollywood filmmaking but in the all-black film movement. A number of these black directors were in fact women as well, and they constituted an early challenge both to white and male dominance of filmmaking."
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Black Films, 1997.
Examines and compares 1930s-1940s and 1960s-1970s films. Discusses the portrayal of black characters and culture, themes, accuracy, audiences, biases and blaxploitation.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 5 sources, £ 56.95
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"INTRODUCTION
Black films from the 1930s and 1940s were produced by black filmmakers for a black circuit and were rarely seen by white audiences. So-called blaxploitation films from the late 1960s and early 1970s were produced by white filmmakers for a largely urban audience, and these films were shaped for white audiences as well as black. The black films from an earlier era showed a wide range of subject matter, with the mass of films emulating white genres such as detective stories, westerns, comedies, domestic dramas, crime dramas, and so on. The blaxploitation films of the 1970s were much more limited, being primarily crime and action films featuring drug use, violence, sexual situations, and so on, creating an image of blacks that was limited and, in the eyes of many critics, degrading. It would be wrong to argue ..."
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