Final Essay Assignment: Our bodies are sometimes the terrain where gendered battles take place and symbolize broader norms of what it means to be a man or a woman in
our contemporary Culture.

Using 5 concepts from Ch.7( Our Book name: Ryle, R. Questioning Gender: A sociological Exploration. 2nd Ed. 2015. Sage Publications ) , as well as any other relevant
theories or ideas that we’ve discussed in class(Killing Us Softly 4: Advertising’s Image of Women/ film) , Evaluate how either the male or female body ” embodies”
sociocultural gendered norms. you may want to consider ideas such as : the mind-body dualism, body image, the beauty myth, skin lightning/ darkening, eating disorders,
cosmetic surgery, height, modeling and advertising images, PMS, and/or menstruation.

The paper needs to be 5-7 pages of actual writing. Please make sure to include an APA or MLA title page, reference page, and in text citations.

Assignments must be typed, double-spaced and in 12-point front.