How does the media influence gender role development?

SUMMARYResearch indicates that television has a socializing influence on children regarding their attitudes toward gender roles. Gender role stereotypes seen on television are, in turn, reinforced by parents, friends, and school, contributing to the child’s sense of what it means to be male or female in society.

What is the role of media in promoting gender equality?

Access to information empowers women to claim their rights and make better decisions. The media industry needs to be encouraged to produce gender-transformative content and to develop self-regulatory equality policies, including access to decision-making positions.

Why do students need to read?

An emphasis on reading and student literacy helps develop higher levels of focus and concentration. It also forces the reader to sort things out in their own mind – including topics that might not be familiar to them at all (Paris at the end of World War II, for example, or another planet in a science fiction novel).

How does TV impact our daily life?

Television has a big impact on the way we spend our free time. Television often encourages us to think that the world is more violent than it really is. Through TV we perceive the glamorous life of people and believe that they are better off than we are. Television contributes to our education and knowledge.

How does television influence society?

Studies have shown that television competes with other sources of human interaction—such as family, friends, church, and school—in helping young people develop values and form ideas about the world around them. It influenced the way that people think about such important social issues as race, gender, and class.

How does the media influence our view of beauty and gender roles?

The media influences our view of beauty and gender roles by giving people images or targeted ads, that change how people think they should act. They also have ads of men, who are also photo shopped. They are shown as muscular and overly “manly” so men feel as though that is how they have to be.