1950's...

This is a clip from the 1952 film, High Noon. The film simplys shows the male hero roles and shows that the males are the dominant gender who make all the decisions. As there aren't many female roles, women are forced to cross gender and identify themselves with a male character. The Men are seen as assertive, confident and dominant, were as women are seen as frightened and need protection. This shows the binary opposititons of he male and female roles. This is a typical representation and theory made by Tuchman, (1978), were he said, "Women have been 'Symbolically Anihilated' ". This shows that women don't count as much in the 1950's television, were women have been "Marginalised".