Entertainment Media and Gender

Each Term Paper is a 6-page research paper answering one of a series of set questions using empirical research literature as the backbone of your answer. Your paper should provide an insightful, dispassionate review of and reflection on the research literature; it should not be persuasive, inflammatory, or entertaining in its tone. Nor should it be a series of summaries of others’ research. Personal anecdotes should be avoided, as should direct quotes. A quote, after all, is not evidence; research findings are evidence .

Points to note about the research paper:

No contractions. No exclamation points.
No quotes long enough to be a block quote. Avoid quotes generally.
Everything should be double-spaced, but extra spaces should not be skipped between paragraphs or sections of the paper.
One-inch margins should be employed.
APA style must be employed correctly and consistently.
Each paper must be handed in physically. Electronic submission of papers that are not also handed in physically ON TIME will not be accepted.
Each paper must also be submitted electronically.
Your introduction MUST BE less than ½ of 1 page.
For other formatting issues, please refer to any credible APA style guide.

Sources:

Each of your papers must employ at least five (5) quantitative, empirical research articles published in peer-reviewed journals. Other sources, such as theory or review articles, can be used to make your main argument as well, but they must be IN ADDITION TO your 5 or more research articles. Finally, other sources such as news articles, blogs, web sites, and so forth, should be used only in the introduction and conclusion of your paper. They are not evidence to be cited in support of your thesis.

For your paper, you must choose from the following questions:

Paper 1 Question Choices:

What are the differences in entertainment media content preferences between men and women? More importantly, what are the most robustly-supported explanations for those differences? To avoid producing a paper that is too vague or too broad, focus on a single medium.

Sources
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Bogt, T. F., Engels, R. C., Bogers, S., & Kloosterman, M. (2010). “Shake It Baby, Shake It”: Media Preferences, Sexual Attitudes and Gender Stereotypes Among Adolescents. Sex Roles,63(11-12), 844-859. doi:10.1007/s11199-010-9815-1

Greenwood, D. N., & Long, C. R. (2009). Mood specific media use and emotion regulation: Patterns and individual differences. Personality and Individual Differences,46(5-6), 616-621. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2009.01.002

Mundorf, N., & Brownell, W. (1990). Media Preferences of Older and Younger Adults. The Gerontologist,30(5), 685-691. doi:10.1093/geront/30.5.685

Rentfrow, P. J., Goldberg, L. R., & Zilca, R. (2011). Listening, Watching, and Reading: The Structure and Correlates of Entertainment Preferences. Journal of Personality,79(2), 223-258. doi:10.1111/j.1467-6494.2010.00662.x

Zillmann, D. (1988). Mood Management Through Communication Choices. American Behavioral Scientist,31(3), 327-340. doi:10.1177/000276488031003005