As each research team reports, either the instructor or a student should synthesize the results into an overall view of how males and females are portrayed over several nights of television programming. Work with the students to create these lists. Choose 2 or 3 male characters from the shows that the students watched. Do the same thing with 2 or 3 female characters. Discuss what television says about males' and females' roles .
Students write down brief answers to the following questions.
Male students should think about male characters and female students should think about female characters. Discuss responses to the questions in small, single gender groups . Groups summarize responses and report back orally to the large group. Discuss what the students learn about the impact of television gender stereotypes. Students write personal reflection papers based on their responses to the questions in Part Two .