76101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Gender Role, Reverse Discrimination, Social Class
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Gender and race in bring it on: all or nothing. In our society, gender and sex roles define many human interactions. Men and women, black and white, are expected to behave according to a very particular pattern. These norms are evident in everyday media, and even movies such as bring it. Gender and racial representation in the media influence the public in a way that makes them assume a particular norm for a certain group of people. When viewers of a popular cheerleading movie bring it on: all or. Nothing watch the movie, they are exposed to a certain way of interpreting how a certain group of people should act. The movie producers have the power to encode messages about particular social norms, especially the ones that they uphold. This essay analyzes how the encoded messages about gender and racial stereotypes are presented in the movie to affect how the viewer perceives these norms.
