SOC 212 -Sociology Gender and Society class need help with this assignment need.
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Answer each of the questions below in short-answer format. Write
your responses in complete sentences. Your answers to each question should
include 2-3 paragraphs.
Carefully read the
questions to ensure that each component is answered with the appropriate depth
and detail. Your answers should be free of spelling and grammatical errors.
When you use reference material, you must properly cite your sources with
in-text citations. You must also include a reference list. All documentation
must be in.riosalado.edu/library/owl/Pages/APACitation.aspx”>APA citation style.
Review the.riosalado.edu/Resources/soc/SOC212/2011_10_17/pdfs/Short_Answer_Rubric.pdf”>Short-Answer Grading Rubricas you prepare to complete this assignment.
For this assignment,
compare and contrast the advertising content of three magazines. Choose one
magazine that was published within the last year from each of these three
categories: A, B and C. A free version of each of these magazines can be found
on the internet. You can use the online free version or the actual magazine for
this assignment.
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A: Time, Newsweek, or
U.S. News and World Report
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B: Cosmopolitan, Elle,
or Vogue
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C: Maxim, Sports
Illustrated, or GQ
Flip through the
magazines and compare the types of ads for: 1) personal accessories, 2) food,
3) beverages, 4) clothing, and 5) physical bodies. Then, answer the following
questions:
1. Identify the magazine that used
the most stereotypes of race/ethnicity to sell a product. Explain the
stereotype, and provide a specific example to support your analysis.
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2. Identify the magazine that showed
women older than 55 years selling a product. What was the product? Explain why
an older woman would be a good icon for advertising that particular product.
–Answer below:
3. Which magazine used gender
stereotypes of bodies the most? Explain the body types in the advertisements of
women compared to men and reference specific examples.
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4. Identify the one ad that you found
most appealing. Analyze why the ad was appealing to you using critical
thinking. What did you like about the ad? How did what you like conform to the
stereotypes, trends, and images discussed in the textbook?
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5. Identify how many ads contradicted
gender stereotypes. Explain one ad that contradicted gender stereotypes. What
magazine was the ad in? What was the product advertised? How did the ad
contradict the stereotype?
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