Talking and Writing. 10 Above is some scorching criticism of present standards of masculinity10 Above is some scorching criticism of present standards of masculinity. Answer the questions below to find out if things are universally so bad? A. Can you see the same evolution of man’s image in domestically made films? B. What male archetypes do national TV and advertising propose? C. The author of the text refers to a number of male TV and advertising incarnations in rather abusive terms (wimps, scallywags, losers, louts, etc.). Do you find similar portrayals on our television? D. Are there examples of “men fussing over other men like old mother hens and podgy characters in the kitchen wearing the little lady's apron”? E. What is the position with "men, masculinity and what we think they ought to mean" in our country? F. To what extent is our television male chauvinistic or militant feministic? 11 Consolidate the class discussion in a written review of Ukrainian commercial advertising and TV programmes in the part of prevailing male role models and their impact on gender self-awareness and relations. 12 Reversely, Is there a credible female Ideal that young girls and women aspire to, giving them a paradigm for femininity? Again, is trying to find an Ideal Woman on the TV screen these days equally like searching for fool's gold? Develop the topic into a home-written argumentative essay.
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