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ERIC Number: EJ202517
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979
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Women's Depiction by the Mass Media.
Tuchman, Gaye
Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, v4 n3 p528-42 Spr 1979
The distorted representation of women and other minority groups in the media is the subject of this essay. It is argued that underrepresentation of women, including their stereotypic portrayals, reflect a woman's real lack of power in society. Suggestions are made for improving the media's depiction of women. (EB)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Essays, Females, Mass Media, Minority Groups, Sex Discrimination, Sex Role, Sex Stereotypes, Social Attitudes, Social Discrimination
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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