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Module 3 Required Resources

Ageism

  • A great article that discusses the roles of aging women in modern film at the turn of the century.

Gender

  • This research takes a deep dive into how the LBGTQ community is represented in media.


How Movies Teach Manhood by Colin Stoke

  • Colin Stokes asks for more movies that send positive messages to boys: that cooperation is heroic, and respecting women is as manly as defeating the villain.

  • Social scientist Stacy Smith analyzes how the media underrepresents and portrays women -- and the potentially destructive effects those portrayals have on viewers. She shares hard data behind gender bias in Hollywood, where on-screen males outnumber females three to one (and behind-the-camera workers fare even worse.)

  • While muscle dysmorphia, the 'male' eating disorder - does not exclusively affect males, a disproportionate number of men are impacted by it. Researcher Scott Griffiths argues that eating disorders are moving targets due to constantly changing cultural influences and that the increasing focus on muscularity has led to a rise in men with muscle dysmorphia.