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  • Gender Socialization

    Gender Socialization

    Gender Socialization Sociology 100 Before a newborn child takes his or her first breath of life outside the mother’s womb, he or she is distinguishable and characterized by gender. A baby is born and the doctor looks at the proud parents or parent and says three simple words: Its a boy, or Its a girl The baby is brought home and dressed in clothes that help friends, family and even strangers identify the sex of

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    Submitted: January 27, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Experience and Internet News: The Real Reason for The online New Reading Gender Gap

    Experience and Internet News: The Real Reason for The online New Reading Gender Gap

    Experience and Internet News: The Real Reason for the Online News Reading Gender Gap by Amy Schmitz Weiss, Master's Student Sharon Meraz, Master's Student Nilo Figur, Doctoral Student Paula M. Poindexter, Associate Professor School of Journalism University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX 78712 Presented to: Newspaper Division AEJMC Annual Convention Kansas City, MO July 2003 Introduction Reading news is now the third most popular activity on the Internet behind e-mailing and Web browsing. According

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    Essay Length: 2,491 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: January 28, 2010 By: Victor
  • Gender Roles and Socialization in Adolescence

    Gender Roles and Socialization in Adolescence

    From Girl to Woman: Gender Roles and Socialization in Adolescence Reviving Ophelia: A Brief Overview Adolescence is one of the most difficult times for development. This difficulty is experienced very differently for boys and girls. This paper will examine how gender role socialization effects girls more specifically, the emergence of eating disorders and depression in adolescent girls. Mary Pipher, Ph.D. in her book “Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls”, discusses extensively the

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    Submitted: January 30, 2010 By: Jon
  • Femininity and Gender Roles

    Femininity and Gender Roles

    Feminism and Gender Roles Society has set certain standards that women are supposed to follow. The most common image of women is that they are very passive and try to avoid conflict in any situation. More and more in society women are breaking down the social barriers that confine them to their specific roles. The movies The Graduate and The Last Picture Show reveal to viewers a side to females that is very untraditional. These

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    Essay Length: 2,201 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: January 31, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Gender Differences

    Gender Differences

    Gender Becomes an Issue During class we discussed a lot about gender discrimination and how this type of discrimination is still rampant through many parts of the world. Even though we live in an age where women have gained a lot more rights and have been accepted into society, in some parts of the world where traditional roots are still apparent, women are still treated differently than men either creating a negative inequity or a

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    Essay Length: 549 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: February 2, 2010 By: Mike
  • Gender Roles: Past, Present and Future

    Gender Roles: Past, Present and Future

    Ashley Bialek Gender Roles: Past, Present and Future As a child growing up, I can always remember watching every cartoon, film, or television show and wanting to be princess of girly character. The particular film that stands our most in my mind is the Disney film, The Little Mermaid. The film is about a young mermaid that has always been daddy's little girl, but wants to run away to have a life that she has

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    Submitted: February 3, 2010 By: Jon
  • Gender Discrimination

    Gender Discrimination

    Gender Discrimination Written by: Brent Davey TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction--------------------------------------------------------------------3 Gender Discrimination Defined-------------------------------------------3 Gender Discrimination at Work-------------------------------------------5 Gender Discrimination and Politics--------------------------------------6 Conclusion---------------------------------------------------------------------6 Works Cited-------------------------------------------------------------------8 Introduction To discriminate socially is to make a distinction between people on the basis of class or category without regard to individual merit. Examples of social discrimination include racial, religious, sexual, weight, disability, ethnic, height-related, employment discrimination and age-related discrimination. Since this course is related to Gender Relations, the focus

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    Essay Length: 1,606 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: February 8, 2010 By: Mike
  • Gender Bias

    Gender Bias

    Education has been a major factor in everything for as long as I’ve known. It’s definitely something that everyone needs to have in order to be successful in any sort of way. So to hear that I may have been put at a disadvantage because of gender bias in the classroom upsets me in a way. I mean not to an extent where I think that every single thing I have ever learned was made

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    Essay Length: 1,426 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: February 9, 2010 By: July
  • Gender Roles in Society

    Gender Roles in Society

    Culture plays a major role in the determination of gender roles in our society. Socialization in all cultures is directly linked to the final product of a human being. Culture dictates, at a very young age, how boys and girls are supposed to act, feel and respond to certain situations. These factors lead to identifying gender roles by our society. At birth, boys and girls are separated by gender. Almost immediately boys are dressed in

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    Submitted: February 10, 2010 By: Mike
  • Coming on Strong; Gender and Sexuality in Twentieth-Century Women’s Sports

    Coming on Strong; Gender and Sexuality in Twentieth-Century Women’s Sports

    The general argument made by author Susan K. Cahn, is that in" today’s' society there are women athletes who are media celebrities and a source of inspiration for many. But not long ago, being serious about sports was considered appropriate only for men and boys”. Throughout the 20th century, women's increasing participation in sports has challenged our conception of womanhood. Some celebrated the female athlete as the embodiment of modern womanhood, but others branded

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    Essay Length: 495 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: February 13, 2010 By: Yan
  • Analysing Gender Roles in Billy Elliot

    Analysing Gender Roles in Billy Elliot

    Analyzing Gender roles in Billy Elliot Billy Elliot, directed by Stephen Daldry, is a film taken place in England during the mining workers riot. Set against the background of the 1984 Miner's Strike, Billy Elliot is an eleven year old boy who stumbles out of the boxing ring and onto the ballet floor. He faces many trials and triumphs as he strives to conquer his family's set ways, inner conflict, and standing on his toes!.

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    Submitted: February 13, 2010 By: Fonta
  • Gender Idenity

    Gender Idenity

    Peyronie's disease What is Peyronie's disease? Peyronie's disease is a disorder affecting the penis that can cause: · a lump within the shaft of the penis · pain in the shaft of the penis · abnormal angulation of the erect penis ('bent' penis). Not all of these features are necessarily present, but, typically, a man would first notice a tender lump in the penis, which might later be followed by bending of the penis when

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    Submitted: February 14, 2010 By: Jack
  • Gender Socialization

    Gender Socialization

    For my participant observation I decided to observe the spring breakers and retirees on Fort Desoto Beach on the Gulf Coast of Florida. There were instances of males displaying typical male behavior and females displaying common female behavior, as well as females and males displaying the opposite gender’s traits and behaviors. More often than not though, the behaviors displayed were neutral. The first thing I noticed when walking along the beach was a strong

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    Submitted: February 16, 2010 By: Victor
  • Gender Identity and Congruence

    Gender Identity and Congruence

    Aston Business School Aston University THE IMPACT OF GENDER IDENTITY CONGRUENCE ON DIFFERENTIAL RESPONSES TO UTILITARIAN AND HEDONISTIC APPEALS Submitted by: Ramneak CHAUHAN Submitted on: July 2006 MSC in Marketing Management 2005-2006 Supervised by Dr. Amanda J. Broderick Name: CHAUHAN, Ramneak Course: MSc Marketing Management Student No: 011914512 DECLARATION FORM I declare that I have personally prepared this report and that it has not in whole or in part been submitted for any other

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    Submitted: February 17, 2010 By: Artur
  • Cultural and Gender Comparison of Russia and the Us

    Cultural and Gender Comparison of Russia and the Us

    Cultural Comparison of Russia Gender roles in Russia have dramatically changed since the fall of the former Soviet Union and the fall of communism. It is hard to look directly at the constitution of Russia seeing as though the drafting and redrafting of their constitution is still underway. However, looking at the constitution of the former Soviet Union, you can see it is clearly stated that: “Women and men have equal rights.” It is very

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    Submitted: February 17, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Abortion, Society and Gender

    Abortion, Society and Gender

    Abortion, Society, and Gender Abortion is arguably the most controversial topic in all the issues revolving around reproduction. Women of all different races, classes, and religions have been practicing abortion since before the colonial era in America. The laws pertaining to abortion have changed many times, adding and removing discrepancies and stipulations throughout many years, and still to this day. The views of abortion in society during different time periods have also changed and adapted.

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    Submitted: February 17, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Gender in as You like It

    Gender in as You like It

    Gender in As You Like It One of the most intriguing aspects of the treatment of love in As You Like It concerns the issue of gender. And this issue, for obvious reasons, has generated a special interest in recent times. The principal reason for such a thematic concern in the play is the cross dressing and role playing. The central love interest between Rosalind and Orlando calls into question the conventional wisdom about men's

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    Submitted: February 18, 2010 By: Monika
  • Gender Differences in Eyewitness Accounts

    Gender Differences in Eyewitness Accounts

    Gender Differences in Eyewitness Accounts RUNNING HEAD: GENDER DIFFERENCES Abstract In this study, we examined differences between males and females in the accuracy of their eyewitness accounts. The effects of gender will be explored. Thirty-seven college age students from Southern Connecticut State University were involved in eye witnessing an act of stealing by two perpetrators. The eyewitnesses were then asked to describe the characteristics of the perpetrators in two questionnaires. It was hypothesized that

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    Submitted: February 19, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Gender Segregated Education in Ksa

    Gender Segregated Education in Ksa

    Abstract This article examines the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's gender-segregated higher education system and how it is used to transmit the Kingdom's traditional societal expectations to the employment sector. With Saudi Arabia's current need for economic change, the education system is retarding instead of accelerating reform. A background consisting of Saudi Arabian history, governing laws, religious beliefs and women's roles is examined. I then discuss the education system's preservation goal by considering segregation, women's mobility,

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    Submitted: February 19, 2010 By: Yan
  • Tv Gender Preferences

    Tv Gender Preferences

    Television Programme Research Questionnaire We are students at North College currently in the process of conducting research in to how often people watch soap operas. We would be very grateful if you could please complete the following short questionnaire. All forms will be treated as confidential. Q1. Sex Male пЃї Female пЃї Q2. Age group 16-25 26-35 36-45 46-60 60+ пЃї пЃї пЃї пЃї пЃї Q3. Do you watch TV every day? Yes пЃї No

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    Submitted: February 20, 2010 By: Yan
  • Greek & Roman Gender Roles

    Greek & Roman Gender Roles

    Gender Roles between Greek and Rome Gender Roles varied a great deal in both Greek and Rome. In Greece, the gender roles were defined differently then how Rome defined them. Men were treated differently then the women, in both cultures. Women were more or less the keepers of the house and to tend to the slaves and make sure everything ran smoothly; whereas the men worked and tended their people that they ruled over. The

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    Submitted: February 24, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Gender Differences in Mental Rotation

    Gender Differences in Mental Rotation

    Gender Differences in Mental Rotation Abstract The general research topic for this were the sex differences in mental rotation. Twenty- five female students and five male students were assigned to different treatment conditions and were tested on their response time and accuracy in the different mental rotation conditions. It was hypothesized that lateralization between genders would effect the results based on stimulus type. Males were expected to perform better, both in accuracy and speed, with

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    Submitted: February 25, 2010 By: July
  • Gender and the Practices of Scientific History

    Gender and the Practices of Scientific History

    Bonnie G. Smith, "Gender and the Practices of Scientific History," American Historical Review. 100:4 (1995) 1150-76. Bonnie G. Smith states in "Gender and the Practices of Scientific History," the predominantly male influence in the field of History and the relatively informal nature of historical teachings in days past. She asserts that the dawn of the 20th century saw a general change of attitude in regards to historical education. The concept of history being open for

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    Essay Length: 277 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: February 26, 2010 By: Edward
  • The Gender Roles of Different Generations

    The Gender Roles of Different Generations

    There are both many physical and social differences between the male and female gender. In society, both men and women have different roles, which help classify and distinguish each gender. The role that each gender plays has a huge effect on their status or rank in society. Also, physical appearance of the genders plays an important role in distinguishing the importance in society. For example, an attractive woman with a good education is more vulnerable

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    Submitted: February 27, 2010 By: Steve
  • Gender Identities in Tragedy and Romance

    Gender Identities in Tragedy and Romance

    It is a peculiar feature of Shakespeare's plays that they both participate in and reflect the ideas of gender roles in Western society. They reflect existing notions about the 'proper' roles of men and women, they can be said to be a product of their society. However, since they have been studied, performed, and taught for five hundred years, they may be seen as formative of contemporary notions about the relationships between males, females, and

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    Submitted: February 28, 2010 By: Wendy

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