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A Critical Comparison of the Gender Representations in Two Print Adverts.
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A Critical Comparison of the Gender Representations in Two Print Adverts Introduction The representation of men and women in a stereotypical sense is very different. The representations of women in mediated stereotypical adverts are delicate, feminine, gentle and very beautiful, whereas men are represented in a stereotypical way very differently. Men are represented as powerful, strong, athletic, dirty, aggressive, emotionless and have a strong camaraderie with other men. This representation of the sexes is not a representation of reality though. Images for magazines are mediated. Anything such as an image is mediated, this is because the image is not the same as reality. If a picture is taken of someone's head that is not reality, it is a mediated close-up on someone's face. More mediation can take place of the image is taken though, images can be airbrushed, stretched, smoothed and changed to how the advertisers want. This is the reason...
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