Instructions:
Watch the following documentary: Killing Us Softly 4: Advertisings Image of Women
(45 minutes) https://sheridancollege.kanopy.com/video/killing-us-softly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQ3ESVKighs
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?
q=killing+us+softly+4+youtube&docid=608044494512336645&mid=5E37E66BC1BB6A
44C9AB5E37E66BC1BB6A44C9AB&view=detail&FORM=VIRE
Answer the following questions.
1. How are women portrayed as objects in magazine advertising? What are some
common stereotypes of women that are used in the media? (3 marks)
2. What are some of the potential effects (physical, emotional, mental) on girls and
women of trying to live up to our culture's ideal image of beauty and femininity? (3
marks)
3. What stories do the media tell us about men and masculinity? According to the
media, what does it mean to be a man? (3 marks)
4. What impact does advertising have on the way that women are treated in society by
both men and women? (3 marks)