Media Analysis

bserve “what the media tells you about being masculine and/or feminine” and
consider those messages at macro, meso, and micro levels. Consider how media, a meso-level institution,
both creates and reflects or resists gender ideology at macro levels. Consider, too, how media affects
individuals at the micro level. Thirdly, how does consumption of media at micro levels affect the institutions and
the ideologies media presents? The bulk of your paper should examine these questions.