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Gender and Media: Content, Uses, and Impact

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Although research offers compelling evidence to suggest that men and women are far more similar than they are different across a wide variety of domains, our perceptions of gender difference can lead us to believe that men and women do inhabit distinct gendered universes and can trigger self-fulfilling prophecies that confirm these expectations. These perceptions can even guide how academics choose to interpret the research literature.

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Video Game Social Networking Site Stereotype Threat Female Character Body Image Concern 
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