1. The Myth of Gender Equality
True Women and Real Men
DeTocqueville
Kilbourne

2. Kilbourne “Two Ways A Woman Can Get Hurt”
What Are The Two Ways Women Can Get Hurt?
What Is The Connection Between These Variables?
How Does Her Evidence Differ From De Tocqueville’s?
You Be The Myth-buster: Research Idea:
Kilbourne Depicts Many Ads, But Are They The Exception Or The Rule?
Develop A Research Design For A Simple Test Of This In One Of The Follow Media:
Print TV
Film
P.S. Look At My
Study On TV Violence As An Example

3. Visual Portfolio: Reading Images Of Gender
You Be The MythBuster: Look At Posters From The Ten Biggest Movies Of The Season To See How Men And Women Are Portrayed.
Visual Portfolio: Reading Images Of Gender
What Point Are The Editors Trying To Make With This Particular Selection Of Images?
Pick One And Tell A Story.
Is The Collection Nomothetic (Generalizable To A Wider Population)? Or Is Each One Idiographic (Specific To A Particular Case)?
Bring In Your Own Images For The Gender Equality Myth. Why Did You Choose Your Particular Image?

4. The Myth of Male Dominance
Visual Portfolio,
Kindlon,
Salam

5. Dan Kindlon: “The Descent of Men”
What Story Did Kindlon Lead With? Is It Significant? Why Or Why Not?
What Relationship Does Kindlon Analyze? What Evidence Is Used To Test This Argument (In The Figures And Tables)? Are These Findings “Disturbing” Or Not? If So, What Should Be Done?
What Does the NSAM Reveal?
Do You Find Kindlon’s Conclusion Sexist? If Not, Why Not? If So, What Might Be A Better Metaphor?

6. Reihan Salam: “The Death Of Macho”
What Is “Macho” For Salam? How Is It Different Or Similar To The “Maleness” That Kindlon Writes About?
What Choices Do Men Have In Response To “The Death Of Macho?” What Are The Pros And Cons Of Each Approach (Prof’s Note: Chain Store Paradox)?
What Was “The Old Bargain?” Why Is It Unraveling, According To Salam?
Does It Explain “The TEA Party Movement” In America? Why/Why Not?

7. Linking Across Reading Material
Do The Kindlon And Salam Findings Complement Or Contradict The Results Of Findings From (A) The Editors (Fast Facts & Visual Portfolios), (B) Coontz, And (C) Norman Rockwell?
How Do Kindlon And Salam’s Research Correspond To De Tocqueville’s Observations About America? If They Differ, Is It A Temporal Issue?
How Do Kindlon’s And Salam’s Findings Relate To The Research Findings Kilbourne Observed?