Challenging Gender Roles in Mona Lisa Smile

Tags: Gender, Inequality, Media, Gender / Sex, Role of Gender, Socialization of Gender, Representation, 00 - 05 Minutes

Abstract: The movie "Mona Lisa Smile" in 2003 depicts Wellesley College at the girls' school in Massachusetts in the 1950s. The film is centered on the classroom of Catherine Ann Watson (Julia Roberts), an instructor of socially progressive art history. In the film, the tension between the traditional ideology that women play a role as a housewife in society and the new concept of an educated and self-sustaining woman is common in Watson's classroom. Watson strongly encourages her students to become independent women. And understand that they may not simply be accessories for male families. Watson's assertion on an uncompromising lifestyle has been criticized by conservative students who believe that they will challenge "the role you were born" and feel dissatisfied. This tension reflected a general misunderstanding of sex as a living thing rather than a social structure and Watson urged the use of powerful and emotional slides in various advertisements in the 1950s. Commenting on the female description Just like the latest advertisement elsewhere on this site (see here, here, here, for example, the female documentary of this ad), this episode is an example of gender socialization, And how to convey media and consciousness. The form reproduces the method of gender inequality. When combining with these other clips, also raises the question of how truly changed since the 1950's? Students can be encouraged to think about how to continue to draw women in traditional media role in today's media culture, but they are more sexually objective

Does a woman have a born role? Mona Lisa Smile is a movie that allows viewers to ask this question yourself. The role of women in society has always been discussed in history. Parenting and family work are considered areas of women in many societies. Even today, the world has many gender differences about the role of people in society. These characters can even be taught through the media, traditional and hidden school curriculum. Although the smile of Mona Lisa appeared in the United States in the 1950s, the idea that it has discussed still exists in many societies. Many girls are trained to be only good wives and mothers. In addition, even girls receiving higher education tend to choose careers among limited choices and provide some flexibility in their role as mothers and wives in society. Mona Lisa Smile is a very good movie, please see how universities reflect functionalism through that system

The role of women in families and society is the topic that is the focus of most sociological theory. Women are perceived with the smile of Mona Lisa and education and motivation reflects many of the ideas supported by functionalism theory, but conflict theory opposes them. In order to understand our school system and its impact on students it is best to analyze movies based on the sociological basis of education. The movie looks far away in terms of that date and country, but these ideas still exist in today's society. Even in the 21st century, there are women who are responsible for raising families and caring for their children. They were instructed to accept "the role they were born to meet." So, as the movie Katherine asked the students to ask their role, we should ask our established education and social system. School is part of social structure