Uribe 1

Laura Uribe

Prof. Kirkley

English 103

July 21, 2017

Topic: Portrayal of women in the media

Thesis: This essay will analyze the unjust stereotypical gender roles primarily placed on women

depicted throughout the mass media which Americans have accepted and become accustomed to

as the norm and the consequences it faces to society

Annotated Bibliography

England, Dawn E., Lara Descartes, and Melissa Collier-meek. "Gender Role Portrayal and the

Disney Princesses." Sex Roles, vol. 64, no. 7-8, 2011, pp. 555-567, Education Database;

Psychology Database; Research Library,

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236?accountid=38295, doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11199-011-9930-7.

The article covers an analysis of Disney princess films for gender role depictions. It

begins with a simple anaylsis of gender in the media and then jumps right into Disney

films and their gender roles complete with a study. The results showed characters being

depicted by traditional masculinity for the males and traditional feminity of the princesses

which dont change over time with more films being produced. It roughly touches on the

impact it has on children growing up.

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Parrott, Scott, and Caroline T. Parrott. "U.S. Television's "Mean World" for White Women: The

Portrayal of Gender and Race on Fictional Crime Dramas." Sex Roles, vol. 73, no. 1-2,

2015, pp. 70-82, Education Database; Psychology Database; Research Library,

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2054?accountid=38295, doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11199-015-0505-x.

The article analyzes fictional crime presented in television and the gender roles presented

such as females predominately being the victims in these television shows. It begins with

a brief introduction on how crime makes up television and how it is perceived. It goes in

to stereotypes and a study to analyze gender and race within the victims and crimes being

depicted. The article ends with the influence television has on society when it comes to

crime portrayal.

Shaller, Jessica. "Female athletes in the media: Under representation and inadequacy." The

Review: A Journal of Undergraduate Student Research 8.1 (2006): 50-55.

The article analyzes magazine Sports Illustrated to determine the sexualization of women

in sports and the lack of representation and media coverage that women in sports have. It

begins by talking about how the media has the ability to shape peoples views and beliefs

and goes on to talk about the poor coverage of women sports in the media with an

emphasis on gender roles being placed. The article reveals a shocking finding that in the

years 2000 to 2005 ninety-five percent of the magazine covers displayed men in sports

and only five percent of the covers displayed women.