Tag Archives: gender roles
O WOMANIYA!
A walk down memory lane with on-screen women who portrayed off-screen social truths
Bollywood has never been silent about its views on women nor has it shied away from portraying her in all her stereotypes; the ideal wife, mother, daughter, vamp, item girl, and courtesan roles being a plenty. Since time immemorial, Indian cinema has showcased the many faces of a woman. More important, it has depicted society’s expectations and reactions to her many faces.
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“Herbivore boys” and other fault lines in Japan’s gender crisis
A new book of student research into key areas of gender in modern Japan highlights emerging trends of redefinition between sexes, and the impact on its society.
There is a picture of Japanese gender roles familiar to many—the suited "salary man" with the stoic work ethic and slavish commute, and the housewife, single-mindedly occupied with her children’s education and tending to the home.
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Dads: The New Moms
At some point in the past few years, you have probably seen a dad out alone carrying Junior in a sling as he shops for the best-value diapers and formula. You can easily imagine an ambitious young woman studying hard for a prestigious career, looking forward to landing a job with a six-figure salary and a husband who welcomes her home with a freshly baked cookie. And you'll have no trouble conjuring up a high-powered lawyer working late at the office on a big case while her husband feeds the kids and gets them to bed with a story.
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Tracking American Masculinity Through Advertising
Advertising puts a mirror to culture, allowing us to track changes in everything from music and hairstyles to attitudes and social mores. While researching a 2010 cover story on how the definition of masculinity needs to change if America wants to stay competitive in the 21st century, Andrew Romano turned to the Newsweek archives for signs of how American manhood had changed already. Click here to see nearly two dozen of the most revealing (and/or ridiculous) ads he discovered, organized chronologically from the 1950s to the 1980s.
If you know of any other ads that would contribute to our gender conversation, send them our way!
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