To help classify each song as a specific genre, I will first look at the original artist and try procuring the usual genre of the artist. To ensure my sample is random, I will be taking data from the second and fourth song (only if it has a main character featured in the song) that appears in a given episode. Since the show’s first season does not contain any original music in its soundtrack, every song that is featured will have an original artist to cross reference. To collect data most objectively I will be taking a random sample of music from the first season of Fox Network’s hit show Glee and recording the following data: Gender and sexual orientation of the characters who solo in the song, gender of the original artist and genre of the song. Hypothesis 2 – a) Homosexuals are more fluid in their gender conformity, showing a more even distribution through artists of both genders and b) they are less likely to exclusively select songs from one genre. Although there is only one open gay character and one open lesbian on the show, their inclusion still makes a statement about the norms attached to one’s sexuality. b) I expect to find that females will sing the majority of their songs in the genres Pop and Show-tune, but that Hip-Hop will be evenly distributed between the two genders.īy examining the sexual orientation I hope to show that the homosexual characters are less bound by the trends set by their heterosexual peers. Hypothesis 1 – a) I think that male main characters will be most likely to sing songs that match their gender. Gender is the first step to dividing viewership into demographic categories, which is why this study will focus on the gender differences in music genre and matching gender of the original artist. Thus it is essential to good marketing and so it is important to know what music any target demographic prefers when making a form of media. Music is pervasive through most forms of media, whether it be on the radio, background to advertisements, a soundtrack for television or movies. Because of the small sample size, I will classifying each main character as gendered either male or female, and sexually oriented either gay or straight. Such gender policing trends in the show may manifest themselves in peer relations among young viewers or at the very least, may reflect a current social climates within youth interaction in schools today. In just the first three episodes, all of the male characters who join the show choir are tormented by their peers and regularly have slushies thrown in their faces to humiliate them. ![]() Many of the themes presented in the show include exploring gender and sexuality boundaries as well as strong accounts of gender policing. ![]() This show saw its inception in 2009 and is currently in the middle of its second season. By examining what songs are sung by which characters, I hope to glean insight as to what certain demographics in the show are listening to and whether the song choices reflect any gender stereotyping. The show is based around a glee club at a high school in Ohio, so the entire soundtrack is sung by characters. This paper will attempt to examine what gender boundaries people may be learning through two of these media sources at once by studying the music found on Fox’s relatively new television program Glee. With the dawning of the media age, examples of such stereotypical behavior are becoming more readily available through mediums such as movies, television and music. As a result, middle-lower class children may have to turn to non traditional sources to learn normative behavior. Research Report by Sean (WRTG 3020 – Spring 2011) PERPETUATING GENDER STEREOTYPES IN GLEE INTRODUCTIONįor the majority of Americans, this economic recession indicates a time when adults and parents are forced to work more hours, sometimes at multiple jobs, for less wage and spending less time at home with their kids.
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