T HE MEDIA AND GENDER ROLES. I NTRODUCTION Focus on televised fiction 3 main points Evolution of the gender roles Reflecting the stereotype or reflecting.

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T HE MEDIA AND GENDER ROLES

I NTRODUCTION Focus on televised fiction 3 main points Evolution of the gender roles Reflecting the stereotype or reflecting it? The gender roles in fiction nowadays

E VOLUTION OF THE GENDER ROLES IN TELEVISED FICTION The hero and the damsel in distress The working man and the housewife I Love Lucy Married... With children Empowerment of women Buffy The Vampire Slayer Roseanne, Ally McBeal, Alias. Subversion of roles Chuck

R EFLECTING THE STEREOTYPE OR CREATING IT ? Reality is influanced by television. Sitcoms: accentuate the main differences. Friends: contrast.

T HE GENDER ROLES NOWADAYS Mix: Sexist stereotypes Modern Family Reivindicative portrayals Nikita, V... Realism The Middle

C ONCLUSION

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