HW# 6

Weekday class: Due Monday 4/7
Friday Class:  Due TBA

Answer the following questions relating to the film  "Killing Us Softly 4"--LINK TO KEY POINTS LIST

1.According to Jean Kilbourne advertising sells more than just products. What else does it sell?

2.What impact does the use of computer technology have on consumers?

3.According to Kilbourne how does advertising use a woman’s body and what might this lead to?

4.How are African American women depicted in advertising? What is the consequence of such depiction?

5.How does advertising use man’s body? Do men face the same consequences as women? Why? Why Not?

6.How realistic is the concept of thinness in advertising? Explain briefly. What effect might this have on young girls?

7.In what ways does advertising help to construct gender of women?

8.How does the sexualization of kids / teenagers help the advertising industry?

9.What does the sexualization of teenagers/kids lead to?

10.  At the end of the lecture what conclusion does Kilbourne reach in terms of femininity and masculinity?