HYDROXYCUT AND THE EFFECTS OF DIET PILLS The world we live in today has impacted us in every way imaginable. How we think, the music we listen to, and even the way we look have all become less about our own personal individuality and more of a reflection of what we perceive to be desirable to the eye of society. Open nearly any magazine, watch any television station and you will realize that the media has drilled that thin and physically fit is more desirable into our subconscious. The result of this is people are now willing to go to unbelievable measures to transform themselves to become the media’s stereotypical image of an attractive person. One of the most popular methods of transformation is diet pills.
Sadaf Shalchian Sociology 10 Professor Song Advertisement After reviewing varies of magazine adds, it is obvious that producers use a very common and substantial aspect in the majority of advertisements, which is very well known to be “Sex Sells.” It is very common for advertisements to use sexuality to represent something very disconnected with the topic of presenting sex; however, human are naturally drawn to sex. Therefore, producers try anything to connect their product with one of the weaknesses of humans thoughts, sex. In this matter, in order to sell product by using sexual aspects of life, adds seem to be using models to abuse gender stereotypes. In a much more modern and educated world, it would be expected that advertisement would keep up, however, the collection of these sexes adds prove that some modern day ads can be even more sexist compared to their 1960’s counterparts. Some adds that are trying to sell something so simple such as kitchen towels, fragrances, or fashion can easily become inappropriate, offensive, and sexist.
Politicians and political parties are keen to use websites, blogs, wikis, podcasts or having listings on social networking websites like facebook and twitter as a way of reaching voters, especially young voters due to the fact that Young voters are less likely to vote. Voter apathy is a major obstacle for all political parties and politicians alike, with only 61% of voters turning out to vote in the 2005 General Election. On the contrary, however, one way of arguing against the view that the media is the most influential factor, is to argue that social class plays an important role. When voting analysis began in 1945 it became clear that social class was the most important factor in the way people traditionally voted. People tended to vote according to their natural
Sade argues for the interrelationship between sexual and political freedom. How does Philosophy in the Boudoir engage with or dramatise this argument? Do you think it is correct? Argument continues today regarding the Marquis de Sade and the ambiguous representation of his works. For many, his material is judged as what some feminists would define as a “form of violence against women”, whose representations “eroticize male domination”, (Robin Ann Sheets, “Pornography, Fairytales and Feminism” 635), but for many readers of Sade’s work, once they see through the ‘smut’ and the erotica, there is often found by the reader an underlying message which is sometimes seen as radical, or one which was not elaborated further until many years later.
Explain how the message is related to diversity, who is different and from whom are they different? The Axe Effect http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9tWZB7OUSU Sex - almost the most powerful tool used in today’s media to sell sell sell. Also, sex is the principle feature in the Axe Effect - Billions TV commercial for men’s deodorant. This short clip, exaggerates billions’ of women’s attraction towards a man. In less than a minute, the ‘Axe Effect’ teaches its male market the compulsive attraction women will have towards them, when using their product.
The article: “Gendered Media: The influence of Media on Views of Gender” by Julia T. Wood affirms that media expresses the illustrations of sexes and these are distorted and stereotypical. In the other hand, contemporary media has been changing quite considerably by portraying equal rols for men and women (Gauntlett 57). In the movie The Persuit of Happyness (2006) the main character Chris Garner, clearly portrayed both traditional and contemporary messages by being emotionally vulnerable man in many aspects of his life but keeping some traditional roles. There are still social expectations that guide the idea of what it means to be a men or a women inside the movie leading more so to a contemporary perspective but also showing traditional behaviors. “Gender roles became incresingly equal and non-streotyped” (Gauntlett 58).
Consumers can be a very powerful group, especially now with the rise of social networks and mobile commerce. Social media has put consumers in the driver’s seat when it comes to the products they purchase. If the manufacturer feels the consumer backlash would be too great to deal with, a manufactures will stop running certain advertising campaigns because their spokesperson or representative has tarred their image. Why does the consumer put up with all these unsafe products, especially unhealthy food products that can cause obesity and can be detrimental to our health. Why do we make a product that cures baldness but can cause impotency in men?
Advertising and the Exploitation of Female Sexuality Carlos Parson Grand Canyon University Abstract Magazine, Newspapers, TV, and Internet advertisements have been increasing the use of sexual image with women in the last century. Research indicates that media, advertising in particular, can create and sustain unrealistic images and stereotypes, especially of women. It is important to examine some of the reason why this is happening without any control of the media authorities. Of course, the use of sexual imagery in advertising is nothing new. One mechanism to explain how this happens is that the constant exposure to these themes and behaviors make them more accessible from memory (Shrum, 2003) – and when asked to make judgments in real life, those who are more exposed to certain mediated constructs are more likely to use them (Rhodes, Edison, & Bradford, 2004).
Femininity and masculinity according to Goffmann, can be ‘conveyed fleetingly in any social situation and yet [is] something which strikes at the most basic characteristics of the individual’ (Dyer, 2002: p.98). ‘Advertising seems to be obsessed with gender and sexuality’ (Jhally, 1990, p.135). This is because gender is in human form, it’s either we are male or female, so it is important to identify with who we are, before we can relate to the advertisement. Along with realizing which gender we are, it comes with the traits each gender represent. Celebrities are sometimes associated with brands
We think that we are free, but government thinks differently. They censor everything, from the social media, and even from individuals. They know that we are too busy updating our statuses, complainig about the cold weather, or checking to see how many “likes” we got on our latest selfies. Everyone thinks they can become popular based on looks or how well they compose a tweet. To me, this latest attraction to internet popularity is a prime example of people who are struggling to find their own individuality again.