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Angela McRobbie

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Post feminist icon theory - suggesting female character are: determined, strong, independent and in control but also utilise their sexuality. e.g. Lara Croft. She argues that this can empower women.

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Judith Butler

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Construction of femininity/masculinity through the media - the media are responsible for how genders are represented

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Sharpe

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Regressive representations of women ensure that ‘social inequality is maintained’