Date on Honors Thesis
Winter 12-16-2023
Major
Advertising
Minor
Management
Examining Committee Member
Professor Gill Welsch, Advisor
Examining Committee Member
Dr. Kenneth Kim, Committee Member
Examining Committee Member
Dr. Tim Vance, Committee Member
Abstract/Description
Race and gender stereotyping is a longstanding problem in the world of advertising. This research utilized content and statistical analysis to answer three questions regarding race and gender stereotyping in Instagram advertising: (1) what portrayals are being shown? (2) how are these portrayals being shown? And (3) are diverse advertisements reinforcing or challenging stereotypes? Tweny advertisements were chosen off Instagram to analyze. Through an analysis of literature on the topic, a code book defining race, person of color, sex, gender, and gender expression was created. Using these variables and classifying the ads as a stereotype/counterstereotype/neutral, allowed for the creation of a Chi Square, a statistical test used to identify a significant relationship between multiple variables. This exploratory study does not suggest that there was gender or racial stereotyping in the sample collected and analyzed.
Recommended Citation
Moore, Taylor, "Portrayals of Gender and Race in Instagram Advertising: An Exploratory Content Analysis" (2023). Honors College Theses. 188.
https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/honorstheses/188