Differences in Couple Representation Between Men’s and Women’s Magazines

dc.contributor.author	Stewart, Shannon
dc.contributor.author	Geck, Amanda
dc.date.accessioned	2010-07-13T17:24:31Z
dc.date.available	2010-07-13T17:24:31Z
dc.date.issued	2010-07-13T17:24:31Z
dc.description.abstract	This study was a content analysis on ten mainstream men’s and ten mainstream women’s magazines. Researchers looked for depictions of a couple within articles, advertisements, and in any images within the magazine. Every item was coded for what kind of couple was shown, the tone towards being a couple, and what the genders of the individuals within the couple were. A tally of how many articles and images mentioned couples, and how many articles or advertisements featured birth control was made in addition to the coded items. It was hypothesized that couples would be mentioned more in women’s magazines and would be portrayed more positively compared to the men’s magazines. Results supported this hypothesis through chi-square analysis. Furthermore, the hypothesis that most couples represented would be heterosexual couples was also supported. All of our results were statistically significant.	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10177/2986
dc.language.iso	en_US	en
dc.subject	Women's and Men's Magazines	en
dc.subject	Cultural Identity	en
dc.subject	Social Awareness	en
dc.subject	Student Scholarship Recognition Day (SSRD)	en
dc.title	Differences in Couple Representation Between Men’s and Women’s Magazines	en
dc.type	Thesis	en

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