gender&communication

How might media images and representation affect gendered perceptions of self? Can people resist the messages that the media delivers to the masses? 

What is the gaze? What is the male gaze? Provide an example of how it operates (not from the book). How do feminists resist the gaze? 

Why do representations matter? Stuart Hall says, "Representation matters because people are treated the way they are represented." What does this mean?