Journal 3: Analyzing Men's and Women's Magazines

For this journal, you will analyze a magazine geared toward the opposite sex. Therefore, men will analyze a mainstream women's magazine and women will analyze a mainstream men's magazine. Your task is to analyze the magazine's messaging about gender. With features, such as "what he really thinks of one-night stands" (Glamour) or "the dangers of your girlfriend's lesbian curiosity" (Details), these magazines are very influential in defining expectations of American men and women. When examining your magazine, consider how it portrays both genders, either positively or negatively. Also, does anything in the magazine confirm your preconceptions about the opposite sex? Does anything surprise you? Overall, how is your gender portrayed? Finally, does this magazine do a service or disservice to its readers in the way it presents gender? Why or why not?

For women to examine:
Men's Health
Details
FHM
Esquire
Men's Journal
Instinct
GQ
Maxim

For men to examine:
Vogue
Marie Claire
Elle
Allure
Glamour
Curve
Harper's Bazaar
Cosmopolitan

You may examine either the print or online editions of a magazine, though print editions are preferable.

Due: Wednesday, Mar. 10