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Doing Sociology #3 \u2013 The Fashion Police: Gender and the Rules of Beauty DUE_______________________
BACKGROUND
Gender role socialization starts with a baby wrapped in pink or blue and continues to permeate every stage of our lives from there. Messages about what it means to be <\/p>\n

a girl or a boy are everywhere. We are told over and over, and in a million subtle ways, what is appropriate or desirable for each sex. Ideas about masculinity and <\/p>\n

femininity are played out innumerable times across an expanding media landscape. Gender norms reflect our ideals about beauty, style, fitness, and physical or sexual <\/p>\n

attractiveness, and examples of these ideal are on constant display \u2013 on our TVs and touch screens, in the grocery store, and at the bus stop. We can\u2019t avoid them.
ASSIGNMENT
In this assignment, you will closely examine the covers of men\u2019s and women\u2019s magazines to discover what they have to say about gender and the rules of beauty. Choose <\/p>\n

one magazine that focuses on women\u2019s fashion or fitness and one magazine that focuses on men\u2019s fashion or fitness.
Some suggestions \u2013 For Women: Vogue, Elle, Essence, Glamour, Latina, InStyle, Shape, Women\u2019s Health, Yoga, Runner\u2019s World, etc. For Men: Details, Esquire, GQ, Maxim, <\/p>\n

Krave, Men\u2019s Health, Men\u2019s Journal, Men\u2019s Journal, Outside, etc.
Locate a recent of issues of each of the two magazines you\u2019ve chosen; you can find a hard copy at a bookstore, library, newsstand, or you can access a digital issues <\/p>\n

online. You will do a content analysis of each magazine cover. Immerse yourself in all the visual elements and text on each cover. Look at the general display and <\/p>\n

layout, the specific photos, and any other kinds of graphics. Scrutinize the headlines and which words were used. All of this becomes your data. As you examine the <\/p>\n

covers more closely, consider the following questions:
How are the cover models presented? Describe their body type. Does it reflect the ideals for masculine and feminine beauty? How are they posing? What does their <\/p>\n

posture, facial expressions, gestures, or other physical attributes convey?
How are the cover models styled? Describe their clothing, hair, makeup, and accessories. Are the cover models engaged in any activities? What do their actions (or <\/p>\n

inaction) tell us about who they are?
What is the background or scene of the magazine cover? Does it appear to be taken in a studio, or is it a location shot of some kind? What does the background <\/p>\n

convey?
What colors are used for the magazine cover? Look at the background, the title, and any kind of text or added graphics. What, if any, are the other visual aspects of <\/p>\n

the cover?
What words and phrases appear on the cover? Which words are bold, italicized, in capital letters, in larger or smaller font sizes, and why? What is the overall tone? <\/p>\n

What are the explicit and implicit messages embedded in the words?
As a whole, what are the major themes and patterns that emerge from the cover? DO these themes support or challenge gender norms and the rules of beauty? Besides <\/p>\n

gender, do other factors of intersectionality \u2013 race, class, age, or sexual orientation \u2013 seem to affect the message?
Compare and contrast the women\u2019s and the men\u2019s magazines. What are the similarities and differences between the two covers, and how do you explain them? How do you <\/p>\n

think such magazines influence how we see ourselves and others?
PAPER
Write a 3-4 page essay based on your answers to the above questions. Support your analysis with specific examples from your data. Attach copies of the magazine <\/p>\n

covers (in print or digital format) to your paper.
Grading \u2013 10 points
\u2013 College effort (typed, spell check, etc.): 5
\u2013 Thorough: 5<\/p>\n

*LATE: points taken off at my discretion. No papers accepted more than two weeks late.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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