In Becoming members of society, Aaron Devor points out that the way we act or present ourselves in society had a great deal to do with our sense of a gendered self. He points out that our conception of what it means to be female or male are socially constructed. Furthermore, gender is “defined” differently in different cultures. He says that we start to acquire gender roles so early that we do not realize the difference in genders. In Two ways a Woman Can Get Hurt, Jean Kilbourne points out that ads affects us in potentially damaging ways than helping us informing us about the product.
Anthropology Paper #2 September 24, 2012 “Who am I?” Everyone goes through a stage in their lives when they are trying to define who they are, what they believe in, what they find important, and who they want to be in the world. Upon reading, “Identity, Roles, and Groups” in the text, the first thing I thought of was the media and how huge of a role it plays in defining identities for us. The second thing I examined was gender roles in our culture and how these set ideas decide how men and women are supposed to act. I also analyzed Dianna Shandy and Karine Moe’s article on women in the workforce today. I wanted to fully evaluate the situation we are all in and as a result, I think I have a better understanding of the process of identity and how one goes about discovering it.
Michael Degener Degener 1 Comp 1 8:30 11-17-11 How does the media affect society The Medias Affects on Society The media is undoubtedly a significant and influential aspect in modern day society. The media affects society through the facts it chooses to reveal. The media can choose to mention certain things and not to mention certain things. The media influences all types of people through various forms such as the radio, television, newspapers, etc. The media has an affect on all age groups from children to teenagers and young adults, and from older adults to senior citizens.
There is two forces relate to the gender: Gender role it refers to the expectation of the society for female and female, including attitudes, behavior, and values. We develop these expectations with the influence of our parents, teacher, friends, and as well with the motion picture, television, and other sources. The gender identity is the personal sense, for example " I am a female" or " I am a men". It could be develops from the genitals, and the body shape, biological influence. Also could be develops from the clothing and hairstyle, cultural influences.
We need diversity because it brings different point of views and judgment to the table, it also could shape things such as the government, and cultural aspects like food, clothing, and tactics to build and create things. https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070127115908AAXGuA8 2. What is ethnocentrism? In what ways can ethnocentrism be detrimental to a society? Ethnocentrism is the way an individual look at the world from his/her own beliefs in their culture.
Assess the view that the news is a social construction. (33 marks) There are many sociological ideas that contribute to our understanding to whether or not the news is a social construction. The news may be seen as a ‘window on the world’ to some, however, others would argue that the news in not objective, and instead it only reflects ideas of the power elite. McQuail argues that the news is socially manufactured product that has been through a selective process, made by what he calls gatekeepers. This is the idea that journalists and editors control what is considered newsworthy, and consequently what appears in the news.
The Conclusion – now that you have an outline, try to restate some of the main parts, and consider the implications of the work you have done Restatement of thesis: In conclusion, technology impacts our life in the social, economic, and personal life since it consists of the imprisonment due to social networks, the censorship due to mass media, the proliferation due to military technology and international trades. Summary of main points/ideas: Questions, applications, implications of argument: The provided arguments state the current situation of the impact of technology nowadays; however, our main concern is its future status. Will it worsen or stay in its status quo? Are people aware of this phenomenon or are they inattentive of its danger? Is there any solution that might reduce or hamper its spread?
Reasons for the gender differences in the prevalence of depression and other disorders I favor the socio- cultural level of analysis when explaining gender differences in the prevalence of depression and other disorders primarily because I see societies’ way of perceiving one’s gender as a cultural matter in the first place. Gender, as oppose to Sex, is closely related to, but isn’t defined by biological or physiological factors but by socially constructed roles and behaviors. Therefore it seems logical to me that psychological disorders, as well as the differing symptoms they carry between men and women will have more to do with one’s culture and society and its way of attributing roles according to gender. When going over possible cognitive explanations of prevalence of depression among women (such as their tendency to ruminate more than men do), it seems that the roots of these explanations still originate in gender roles and expectations. Differences in cognition between men and women are highly influenced by their roles in the society and culture they belong to.
While sex differences are fixed, gender differences vary between cultures and over time. Sexist attitudes are stereotypical beliefs about gender and culturally constructed and transmitted through socialization. Gender equality will happen with change of society’s socialisation patterns, they seek to promote appropriate role models in education and the family. Over time they believe such actions will produce cultural change and gender equality will become the norm. They can be seen as a critique of the functionalist view of the gender role.
In the text “Pictures in Our Heads” Anthony Partkanis and Elliot Aronson both address the influence mass media has on society and how they view the world. They also state that the media sets the standard of what people believe is important. That the media is constantly persuading society to believe a certain truth when in reality there is much more to it. How people will not practice their own knowledge into how the media should present important topics to society. It was in interesting way of putting in perspective the way the media can influence are thoughts.