"Hur långt har vi rest från 70-talets könssteretypa reklam?": En kvalitativ studie om traditionellakönsgestaltningar i samtida resereklam iSverige
2023 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE credits
Student thesisAlternative title
"How far have we traveled from the gender stereotypical advertising of the70s?" : A qualitative study on gender representations in contemporary traveladvertising in Sweden (English)
Abstract [en]
The following study examines whether classic feminine and masculine genderstereotypes still occur in travel advertising aimed for or towards Sweden. Thegenders considered in the study are the two binary genders, male and female.Advertising reflects, influences and shapes our society. It is therefore very importantthat companies that strive to be equal also do so in their advertising. The literatureanalysis analyzes various gender stereotypes established from the 1970s onwards.Previous research shows that men are portrayed as active, important and strongwhile women are portrayed as passive, secondary and weak.The study used intensity sampling and examined 11 advertising images in the travelcategory. The images were then analyzed using semiotic image analysis and classicgender representations established in previous research.From the results that emerged during the analysis, a variation of gender stereotypeswithin the sample of travel advertisements was demonstrated. There were bothexamples of stereotypical and non-stereotypical portrayals of feminine andmasculine stereotypes. These results indicate that the traditional genderrepresentations that have dominated over the past 50 years still exist, but that thereis a certain shift towards a more varied representation. However, it is still thetraditional gender representations that dominate. Men are still portrayed in theimportant role and as active and strong, while women are portrayed as ratherpassive, weak or even childish
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2023.
Keywords [sv]
Media and communication, advertisement, gender stereotypes, semiotics
National Category
Media and Communications
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-125990OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-125990DiVA, id: diva2:1819115
Subject / course
Media and Communications Science
Educational program
Media and Entrepreneurship Programme, 180 credits
Supervisors
Examiners
2024-01-112023-12-132024-01-11Bibliographically approved