This issue helps answer research questions about how gender is represented in entertainment sources through a lineup of media literacy research that analyzed female stereotypes in TV, movies, video games, and music.
Table of contents
Editors' Introduction to the 2015 Special Issue, Gender Stereotypes in the Media
Page 1
Kaufman, James C.; Sumerson, Joanne Broder
College Women's Reflections on Media Representations of Empowerment
Pages 2–17
Brinkman, Britney G.; Khan, Aliya; Jedinak, Allison; Vetere, Lauren
"Hot" Girls and "Cool Dudes": Examining the Prevalence of the Heterosexual Script in American Children's Television Media
Pages 18–30
Kirsch, Alexandra C.; Murnen, Sarah K.
Embodying the Moral Code? Thirty Years of Final Girls in Slasher Films
Pages 31–46
Weaver, Angela D.; Ménard, A. Dana; Cabrera, Christine; Taylor, Angela
Sex-Box: Exposure to Sexist Video Games Predicts Benevolent Sexism
Pages 47–55
Stermer, S. Paul; Burkley, Melissa
Changing the Track in Music and Misogyny: Listening to Music With Pro-Equality Lyrics Improves Attitudes and Behavior Toward Women
Pages 56–67
Greitemeyer, Tobias; Hollingdale, Jack; Traut-Mattausch, Eva
