Mass Media & Popular Culture

This blog i am going to write is about social views towards gender. It is becoming norm and expectation for a guy to be masculine and strong whereas a woman can be seductive and pretty. Looking all the magazines and cover photos will tell the exact stories.

Almost all the magazines are displayed for guys, masculinity, strong, leadership, man of the house, bigger body, violence, white mostly and fit shaped sizes. For women, Beauty, sexiness, seductive, lighter skinned colors , thin mostly and perfect sized or model sized.

Males are mostly athletics or body builders, basket ball players  whereas females are shown as model, yoga instructor,makeup body texture, how to stay beautiful, lipsticks, and   something to do with sexiness.

Men's magazine focus on physique, masculinity, and strong

Men’s magazine focus on physique, masculinity, and strong

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Olivia Wilde cover of Beauty magazine, which talks about anti aging and health related news all tied to beauty.

 

 

Men’s magazine talks about six packs, abs, muscle, manly stuffs. profession wise it talks about successful business man, founder, and icon. Example of David Beckham shown picture above. It focuses on shape, muscle, energy and abs.

Women on the other hand  focuses  on being a beauty and sexiness as picture of Kristen Stewart below. They also focus on motherhood,  weight, being healthy, good diet, and personal care.

Kristen Stewart is simply showing her sexiness and stunning beauty in the cover of Glamour Magazine

Kristen Stewart is simply showing her sexiness and stunning beauty in the cover of Glamour Magazine

They also focus on motherhood, weight, being healthy and fit , good diet, and personal care. Example of Jessica Alba below.

Jessica Alba symbolizing what "fit" means and other benefits of being healthy for women

Jessica Alba symbolizing what “fit” means and other benefits of being healthy for women

Skin care is also most  talked article when it comes to beauty for women

Skin care is also most talked article when it comes to beauty for women

Looking at these pictures above we can clearly see what is our expectation as a society  for Men and Women and media plays a vital role in it.