Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: American society has come a long way over the years to a place where all are equal, but gender stereotypes are still very much alive and in some sense even embraced. Despite being constitutionally equal to A. Areias 1 5 men, Women are not always viewed this way by society the reality television show, The Bachelor, is the best example of this inequality, proving that many women still prefer a fairytale ending of being saved by Prince Charming to equality in romantic relationships. On the show, "women agree beforehand to claim [the bachelor], sight unseen, as their ideal spouse."[1] The bachelor has the absolute power in determining the outcome of the women's future. "[B]y far the most successful of the group (and the model for the rest), ABC's The Bachelor."[2] Even in the spinoff series The Bachelorette, when the roles are reversed and the woman holds the power, weak audience ratings make it clear that society is not as accepting of a "Princess" Charming.
DOI: 10.59236/ne1159128
Author: Anne Areias
Institution: La Salle University
Language: English
Subfield: Gender Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4410204575