Abstract < /h3 > < p class= " a-plus-plus " > Content analyses of popular media have consistently documented the narrow and stereotypical ways in which women and men are frequently depicted. Despite growing evidence that these media images impact viewers ’ attitudes towards women and gender relations, less is known about how specifically media impact men’s beliefs..."> Abstract < /h3 > < p class= " a-plus-plus " > Content analyses of popular media have consistently documented the narrow and stereotypical ways in which women and men are frequently depicted. Despite growing evidence that these media images impact viewers ’ attitudes towards women and gender relations, less is known about how specifically media impact men’s beliefs..." /> Abstract < /h3 > < p class= " a-plus-plus " > Content analyses of popular media have consistently documented the narrow and stereotypical ways in which women and men are frequently depicted. Despite growing evidence that these media images impact viewers ’ attitudes towards women and gender relations, less is known about how specifically media impact men’s beliefs..." />

Media and Modern Manhood: Testing Associations Between Media Consumption and Young Men ’s Acceptance of Traditional Gender Ideologies

< h3 class= " a-plus-plus " > Abstract < /h3 > < p class= " a-plus-plus " > Content analyses of popular media have consistently documented the narrow and stereotypical ways in which women and men are frequently depicted. Despite growing evidence that these media images impact viewers ’ attitudes towards women and gender relations, less is known about how specifically media impact men’s beliefs about masculinity. Thus, the purpose of our paper was to explore the association between media use and beliefs about manhood among a sample of undergraduate men from a U.S. Midwestern university. In Study 1 ( < em class= " a-plus-plus " > N < /em >  = 488), we examine the relation between young men’s media consumption and their beliefs about the male role using the Adolescent Masculinity in Relationships Scale (AMIRS; Chu et al. < span class= " a-plus-plus citation-ref citationid-c-r10 " > 2005 < /span > ). As hypothesized, men ’s media use was associated with more traditional beliefs about the male role, with reality TV and movie viewing emerging as significant predictors. Study 2 ( < em class= " a-plus-plus " > N < /em >  = 449) addresses the contribution of male-oriented media (e.g., sports programming, video games, men’s magazines) to men’s personal adherence to masculinity ideology as measured by the Conformity to Masculine Norm Inventory-46 (Parent and Moradi < span class= " a-plus-plus citation-ref citationid-c-r45 " > 2009 < /span > ). Here, sports TV viewing...
Source: Sex Roles - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research