Gender Role Behaviors

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In this article the writer discusses that in "A Gentleman and a Consumer", Diane Barthel insists that "a growing fascination with appearances has led to a feminization of culture". The writer notes that she claims this is evident in ads directed at men. The writer chooses print ads for similar men's products and analyzes them for evidence of "feminization".

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"For decades, the sun weathered, rugged and dusty persona of the Marlborough Man overseeing his herd of cattle on the wind swept high chaparral of western United States symbolized masculinity in the perceived eyes of the consumer. Almost anyone exposed to American advertising since the early 1960's associates him with a particular brand of cigarettes. This western character, however, as social scientists contend, also serves to represent a more significant facet in and of our popular culture."

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