The Ugly Truth: An Examination of Stereotypes in Media

The "ugly truth" of the movie released in 2009 shows many specific stereotypes and gender issues found in American society. Gender is composed of socially constructed ideas, and the meaning of society for men or women is strengthened. We first learn about gender from parents, but they also have to learn from their families and society. In American society, media plays an important role in the development of gender norms. The media consists of movies, magazines, TV shows, and newspapers.

Gender stereotypes in the media were always present for the "core of truth" embedded therein, and stereotypes have some credibility in the real world. Essentially, this may be the truth of a certain group of the world. In a globalized world, stereotypes are gradually revolutionizing culture and people's behavior from every corner of the world. When this change occurs, a unique new stereotype like Superman emerges. In the stereotype illustration, there is a correlation between the perceptual process and the language process. The stereotype of these two processes shows the possibility of personal perception. According to Matthews (2007), this means that stereotypes are in a narrow sense and reduce the likelihood of bias in media descriptions. This is often referred to as the terminal screen

Stereotypes are generalizations that are exaggerated beliefs, images, or distorted truths about individuals or groups and little or no individual differences or social differences. Stereotypes are based on the image within the mass media, or the reputation conveyed by parents, colleagues and other members of society. Stereotypes are either positive or negative. According to scientific research, prejudice regarded as missing or annihilating for most of us is still a "spiritual residual". The research showed that people can consciously commit to equality and act deliberately and fairly, but there are still hidden negative prejudices and stereotypes.

Obviously, in the field of social psychology, most studies are studying the essence and social role of fixed ideas, and people will pay more attention to the mass media as an important social institution and intercultural communicator Seems to be. Social scientists are aware that mass media plays an important role in providing a media viewer with a cognitive map of the social environment. As Allport (1954: 195) pointed out, "They are backed by society and are reviving through our media and the masses through novels, short stories, newspapers, movies, theaters, radio, television and continuing to crush "However, in the field of mass media, there are still relatively few theoretical studies trying to explain the role of media in the formation of stereotypes.