Assignment: Sex and Gender
Choose two different kinds of magazines on various topics (sports, news, women's, men's, trade, hobby). Answer the following questions from 2 advertisements that you found in the magazines. One advertisement must be about a male and the other a female.
A. Write the name, the author, and the date of the magazine.
B. Identify if the advertisement is about a Male or Female
C. Write the questions followed by your answer.
1) Is the major character in the ad female, male, or are both included? What are the actions of each gender?
2) What product is the ad selling?
3) Is this ad targeted to families or individuals? Explain
4) What activity is illustrated in the ad?
5) How does this ad relationship to our cultural traditions? Explain
6) Are the individuals portrayed in the ad given an active or passive role? (By active, I mean are they "actively" engaged in an activity of importance, by "passive" I mean is their presence in the ad irrelevant or insignificant to the purpose of the message being given.)
7) What is the message of the ad?
8) What type of gender activity is involved in this advertisement?
9) List the different occupations portrayed for females and males. Are they stereotyped?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
(2) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.