Archive for February 2010

Gendered Activities, gender difference, gender exclusion

Feb 26th, 2010 | By
Gendered Activities, gender difference, gender exclusion

As sociologists, one of our (my wife and I) biggest pet peaves is gendered activities. These are activities where an individual is excluded from participation
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Care Bears vs. Transformers: Gender Stereotypes in Advertisements

Feb 17th, 2010 | By
Care Bears vs. Transformers: Gender Stereotypes in Advertisements

While traveling recently, I stopped at a fast food restaurant with my 6-year-old daughter. When we sat down at the table to eat, she disappointedly pulled a pink care bear out of her cheeseburger meal. When I asked her what was wrong she asked why the woman had given her a care bear when she wanted a transformer. She went on to explain to me that she liked boy’s toys because she was a tom boy. Why did the fast food worker assume that my daughter wanted the care bear? Why is the transformer considered a boy toy?



Democracy’s Dirty Little Secret

Feb 6th, 2010 | By

[amazonify]0745326889:right[/amazonify] A Century of Spin: How Public Relations Became the Cutting Edge of Corporate Power . There are now a range of academic disciplines which
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