'The media do not construct identity, they merely offer a window on the world' - essay plan

A2 Collective Identity Essay Plan - representation of women in the media from stmarysmediastudies

Key theorists in this discussion (in order of appearance):

• Dr Sallie Westwood, 'Power and the Social' (2001)
• Rosalind Gill, 'Gender and the Media' (2006)
• David Gauntlett, 'Media, Gender and Identity' (2008)
• Anthony Giddens, sociologist, known for his theory of Structuration, 'Modernity and Self-identity' (1991)
• Max Almy, 'Difference: On Representation and Sexuality' (1984)
• Marjorie Ferguson, 'Forever Feminine: Women's Magazines and the Cult of Femininity' (1983)
• Janice Winship, 'Inside Women's Magazines' (1987)
• Gaye Tuchman, 'Making News: A Study in the Construction of Reality' (1978)
• Newbold, 'Mass Communication Research Methods' (1998)
• J Tunstall, 'The Media in Britain' (2000)
• Naomi Wolf, 'The Beauty Myth' (1991)
• Jean Kilbourne, 'Deadly Persuasion: Why Women and Girls Must Fight the Addictive Power of Advertising' (1999)