Media, Information and Technoculture 3208F/G Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Action Hero, Family Values, Orissa University Of Agriculture And Technology
16 Nov 2016
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Week 1 the evolution of female roles. There has been a dramatic shift in the depiction of women throughout time. Wo(cid:373)e(cid:374)(cid:859)s de(cid:272)la(cid:396)atio(cid:374) of i(cid:374)depe(cid:374)de(cid:374)(cid:272)e has (cid:271)ee(cid:374) a (cid:271)ig sto(cid:396)(cid:455) Society has put pressure on women to present a perfect image of themselves. Not living up to the ideal of womanhood and motherhood. Lucille ball plays an ambitious housewife who desires to be a star. She has a knack for getting herself into trouble. Wo(cid:374)(cid:859)t take (cid:374)o fo(cid:396) a(cid:374) a(cid:374)s(cid:449)er: stubborn yet independent. Ball took over a tv studio: first woman to do so, created a tv empire. The dick van dyke show = 1960s modern lady. Dick = head writer of manhattan comedy/variety show. Wife is laura, played by mary tyler moore. Considered a modern lady because she wore capris. Independent woman: not the type of wife that would pass the cream and sugar.
