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Television Stereotypes: Gender Inequality and Mad Men Since its television debut in 2007, AMCs Mad Men has consistently been brought up in media conversations about gender equality, or lack thereof, that is present on the show. Set in 1960s New York in the offices of a cutthroat advertising agency, the show has long portrayed women in both a sexual and demeaning light. With nearly every main male character straying repeatedly outside of their marriage and the constant turnaround of sexy twenty-something secretaries rotating throughout the offices of the fictional Sterling-Cooper and Sterling, Cooper, Draper, Pryce agencies, Mad Men has become the subject of much gender-based discussion over the past five years. In the world in which the Mad Men characters exist, the men are the epitome of power, with the female members of the cast placed into lower-level positions in both the workplace and in their home lives. Throughout the majority of the show, wives, girlfriends and mistresses are worn almost like accessories, being demeaned at home, openly cheated upon, lied to, and through it all, always expected to arrive on their often unfaithful husbands arm at public functions and work parties with a smile on their face and looking like Grace Kelly. Especially in the first few seasons, viewers cannot sit through an episode without being bombarded with images and themes of gender inequality and female stereotypes. The Washington Post wrote that, the sexism, in particular, isShow MoreRelatedHow The Media Influences Gender Roles3905 Words   |  16 PagesHow the Media Influences Gender Roles in Adolescents AMST Research Writing Professor Liles 7 April 2015 I certify that I have followed the SJFC Academic Honesty Policy for writing papers Gabrielle Burns How the Media Influences Gender Roles in Adolescents One of today’s thriving issues is the strong gender gaps that exist in American society. Beginning at birth, the hospital assigns blue blankets to boys and pink blankets to girls because those are presumably colors that areRead MoreThe Same Canadian Laws For Sex Work2284 Words   |  10 PagesRogers, and Bell-CTV effectively own all national Canadian T.V. channels. The entertainment-based fictional television programs they produce generally appeal to the widest audience possible. Because of that, lewd or profane subjects and/or language are generally not included in these presentations. It is rare to see an exploration of prostitution in any sort of realistic way in Canadian television however that doesn’t mean they aren’t incorporated into programs now and again. When they are however, theyRead MoreStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 PagesModel 23 An Overview 23 †¢ Inputs 24 †¢ Processes 25 †¢ Outcomes 25 Summary and Implications for Managers 30 S A L Self-Assessment Library How Much Do I Know About Organizational Behavior? 4 Myth or Science? â€Å"Most Acts of Workplace Bullying Are Men Attacking Women† 12 An Ethical Choice Can You Learn from Failure? 24 glOBalization! Does National Culture Affect Organizational Practices? 30 Point/Counterpoint Lost in Translation? 31 Questions for Review 32 Experiential Exercise Workforce DiversityRead MoreInternational Management67196 Words   |  269 Pagesedition is the â€Å"Internet Exercise.† The purpose of each exercise is to encourage students to use the Internet to find information from the websites of prominent MNCs to answer relevant questions about the chapter topic. An end-of-book feature is a series of Skill-Building and Experiential Exercises for aspiring international managers. These in-class exercises represent the various parts of the text (culture, strategy, and behavior) and provide hands-on experience. A new dimension of the eighth editionRead MoreFundamentals of Hrm263904 Words   |  1056 Pagesquestions. Computerized Test Bank This test bank, powered by Diploma, allows instructors to customize quizzes and exams for each chapter. Video Package Students rarely follow current events in newspapers or from traditional evening news shows on television. Many depend upon online sources that may only include headlines or cable shows such as Comedy Central’s The Daily Show. A DVD has been developed for this Preface xix course that contains a selection of film clips that relate to variousRead MoreDeveloping Management Skills404131 Words   |  1617 Pagesless. We plan more but accomplish less. We’ve learned to rush but not to wait. We build more computers to hold more information to produce more copies than ever but have less communication. These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion; tall men and short character; steep profits and shallow relationships. These are the times of world peace but domestic warfare; more leisure but less fun; more kinds of food but less nutrition. These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, of fancier houses