Thesis Statement

Should state the topic o The rest of the text should be directly relevant Should state the writers perspective on the topic o Can be debated o Should pass the so what? test Should be focused: topic and point of view o Not too broad: How and why test Should be concise o Usually a single sentence o Unnecessary to announce the thesis as your view point

Unedited Thesis: What defines the male identity and factors that account for the female attraction towards music can be applied to male gender as well. Biological differences People who play tuba (instrument article) Change in male identity Traditional current Why?? There is no topic. What is the issue? Gender differences between male and female: how is it different and what? Marketing Leverage --- different marketing strategies between man and woman How gender differences in attraction account for Sensitive New Age Guy

Overview of Research Paper Thesis

The marketing strategies of the modern music industry mainly portray women as sexual entities in order to generate profits. However, these marketing strategies create unrealistic expectation of women and in the process gives rise to more gender stereotypes in adolescent males. (Has there been an increase or change in stereotypes, male or female?) 1. Introduction a. Gender stereotypes of women then and now. b. Why the music industry objectify women in order to improve sales 2. Argument 1: Changes in Male expectation of women due to the rise of the commercial music industry. a. How music affect adolescent males. b. Counter argument: Women need not be sexual in order to sell music i. Minority: not a true reflection of the industry 3. Argument 2: how these expectations translate into society a. Marginalization of women through objectification

i. How male rappers degrade women ii. Use of language in music b. Rise of the female identity i. Fantasy or reality? ii. How this affect male adolescents iii. How it transits into adulthood 4. Argument 3: How male sexuality in music is represented and how does it translate to adolescent male a. Rise of Sensitive New Age Guys b. Creating image sensitive men i.e. aesthetics of men 5. Argument 4: is there an increase in gender stereotypes a. Yes i. Female stereotypes shift from domestic expectations towards sexual objects. The perfect women ii. Male stereotypes- rise of metrosexual men 1. Defining Androgynous men 2. Female expectation of men now 6. Conclusion