The Forum meets the following course objective:

• Examine the impact of the media on gender socialization and stereotypes.

In this discussion forum, students are required to provide a reaction or brief summary and analysis of a selected supplementary material (e.g. professional web-site, journal article, current event, book, or video). Select one of the following options.

Option One: Select a supplementary article, video, etc. that relates to the weekly readings. Provide a brief summary of your selected material. Next, explain how your selected source is related to the weekly readings. Include at least two references to the course materials, providing an analysis of the connection between the source and course materials. Also include an APA-formatted citation and link or attachment for the source. Reply to two other posts.

Or

Option Two: Watch the following video. Provide an analysis of the video using the readings about gender and the media. Include at least two references to the text (with citations). Remember to follow all of the posting requirements (listed below). The video clip is from "Mickey Mouse Monopoly," a documentary about the effects of Disney and other media on society. Reply to two other posts.

ChallengingMedia. (Poster). (2006, October 4). Mickey Mouse Monopoly [video]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byaMd_PNyIY

Mickey Mouse Monopoly

Instructions:

Sociology lives when we engage it - we read about it, we discuss it, we debate it, we frame our research questions with it, we put it to the test of empiricism, and every once in a while we build it ourselves. Therefore, the success of this course depends on all of us thoroughly engaging it. One of the most important parts of the course will be the discussions and debates we participate in, in our Forum. These discussions need to be informed by thorough reading of the assigned texts.