Society in Focus: An Introduction to Sociology,Ninth Edition - Student
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Society in Focus

An Introduction to Sociology, 9th Edition

By William E. Thompson, Joseph V. Hickey, and Mica L. Thompson.

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Applying the Sociological Focus

Chapter 11

The textbook discusses sex and gender as it relates to advertising, music, television, movies, and technology. Watch one of the videos below from Feminist Frequency to delve more deeply into this topic as it relates to movies or video gaming.

  1. Movies: “The Oscars and The Bechdel Test” (10:29)
  2. Video Gaming: ”Damsel in Distress: Part 1 - Tropes vs Women in Video Games” (23:34)

What is the author’s argument regarding the role of sex and gender in either video? Which sociological theory seems most useful in explaining the argument?

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