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Bringing The Frame Into Focus: How Cable News Pundits Protect The Glass Ceiling, Kathryn M. Cassidy Jan 2012

Bringing The Frame Into Focus: How Cable News Pundits Protect The Glass Ceiling, Kathryn M. Cassidy

Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014

In many nations, the 21st century has been about women in politics. Not only are they running for prominent political offices, but they are winning them. The trend toward success for American female politicians has been slower to progress, however, as no women have been elected to the U.S. Presidency to date, and social science research suggests persistent gender biases exist in their news coverage. In order to explore the potential role that media play in continuing this gender disparity in U.S. politics, this comparative study investigates how cable pundit programs – a dramatic, partisan genre of “news” that has …


From Fantasy Dates To Elimination Ceremonies: A Content Analysis Of Gender, Sex And Romance On Reality Television, Andrea Mary Bergstrom Jan 2005

From Fantasy Dates To Elimination Ceremonies: A Content Analysis Of Gender, Sex And Romance On Reality Television, Andrea Mary Bergstrom

Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014

The study at hand intends to document patterns related to gender roles and depictions, dating, and sex which are unveiled in a sample of reality television programs.