Essays about: "Gender and Media"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 458 essays containing the words Gender and Media.

  1. 16. Social media use and life satisfaction among Swedish adolescents : Examining the potentially moderating role of physical activity

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap

    Author : Felicia Michélsen Forsgren; [2023]
    Keywords : Adolescent health; public health; social media; PSMU; life satisfaction; Ungdomars hälsa; folkhälsa; sociala medier; PSMU; livstillfredsställelse;

    Abstract : Background: The decline of adolescents’ mental well-being, coinciding with an increase of social media as a primary platform for adolescents’ social life, have been suggested to be associated. The current study aimed to investigate the association between social media frequency, problematic social media use (PSMU), and adolescents’ life satisfaction, the potential moderating effect of physical activity on these associations, and in-group differences in the associations by gender and grade. READ MORE

  3. 17. #DeGenderFashion : A Visual Analysis of How Fashion Is Used to Challenge Gender Norms and Heteronormative Expectations

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Alexandra Edelsbrunner; [2023]
    Keywords : Fashion Theory; Gender Theory; Social Media Activism; Identity; Cultural Studies; Gender Norms;

    Abstract : The study aims to answer the question of whether fashion can communicate meaning, by addressing how creators on Instagram challenge dominant gender norms through fashion, with a focus on the activist movement of #DeGenderFashion. The research questions will be answered using fashion theory and gender theory as guiding points, with literature on social media activism, representations of gender, and cultural studies giving further insight into the dynamics of the movement. READ MORE

  4. 18. What Girls Are Made Of? : A Critical Overview of Gender Stereotyping in Advertising and Research-based Recommendations for Stakeholders

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Valeriia Babkina; [2023]
    Keywords : gender stereotyping; gender representation; advertising; marketing; feminist media analysis; gender equality; social sustainability; könsstereotyper; könsrepresentation; reklam; marknadsföring; feministisk medieanalys; könsjämlikhet; social hållbarhet;

    Abstract : Könsstereotypisering i reklam är ett genomgripande problem som fortsätter att forma och förstärka samhällets normer och uppfattningar om könsroller. Denna masteruppsats syftar till att ge en översikt över den problematiska naturen av könsstereotypisering i reklam, där man belyser de relaterade frågorna och deras konsekvenser, samtidigt som man erbjuder forskningsbaserade rekommendationer till intressenter för att främja mer inkluderande och rättvisa reklampraktiker. READ MORE

  5. 19. Antigender in 280 characters

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Sofia Cognini; [2023]
    Keywords : Antigender; Nethnography; Twitter; Meloni; Salvini; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In the past years, antigenderism has become a growing coalition that has moved from being a monopoly of the Vatican to being picked up by Catholic associations and politicians, quickly reaching the general public. The word “gender” has become an empty signifier to attack queer and feminist agendas, sexual and reproductive rights but also gender studies scholars and courses. READ MORE

  6. 20. A Masculinity of Power and Pleasure : A Feminist Analysis Of A Court Of Thorns And Roses’ Rhysand

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Elin Nilsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Acotar; Rhysand; masculinity; power; violence; pleasure; gender roles; objectification; male gaze;

    Abstract : This essay investigates the character Rhysand from Sarah J. Maas’ popular Young Adult series A Court of Thorns and Roses through a feminist perspective. Maas’ series has gained popularity since the release of the first novel in 2015, yet there has not been much academic analysis of it. READ MORE