Essays on Bordo

In a society that believes in the adage, "sex sells", it is no wonder how food companies and advertisers are using sexualized images, particularly of women, to advertise their food and products. Society holds certain stereotypes of the ideal woman as skinny and often advertisers use this perception to advertise their products. Thus, an image advertising food or any other product that portrays a woman as anything but skinny and beautiful would be frowned upon and sales would not be favorable. There are instances when women are portrayed as voracious about food. However, these images and advertisements only use ...

The modern world is changing up so quickly, and getting connected with a really crucial speed. One of such sufficient processes is globalization. Globalization in simple terms is usually known as the process during which the world is transformed into a single unified system. At the end of the last century, globalization has become a hot topic for debates all around the world and it has not yet stopped. However, globalization is not a new process, since it implies the integration of the economic, cultural, political and religious spheres. Today globalization caused both positive and negative consequences and this ...

Alan Greenspan is an influential American economist who was a chairman of Federal Reserve of The United States from 1987 to 2006. Before he was appointed the chairman, he had a successful consulting career. Several individuals were greatly amazed by his concepts and thoughts since he adopted the philosophy of self-interest, laissez-fair capitalism, and individual effort. As the chairman of Federal Reserve Board, he formulated monetary policies aimed at reducing the dangers associated with recession and inflation. Alan Greenspan is credited for the longest formal economic expansion in American history (Batra, 5). He is among the internationally most influential ...

Introduction to Financial markets

The financial market is a term that is used to describe any marketplace where both buyers and sellers participate in asset trading like bonds, equities, derivatives, and currencies. Therefore, it is typically defined by possessing transparency pricing, regulations on trading, and market forces that determine the value of securities that are in the trade. Financial markets are almost found in every country. However, some may be small with few participants while others like the New York Stock Exchange are big and do trade trillions of dollars on a daily basis. Moreover, the investors have the access to a large ...

Abstract

The current paper explores the main differences of the Great Recession in 2007-2009 from other economic collapses in the history if the United States. Section I discusses the general features of a recession and describes the main responsibilities of the National Bureau of Economic Research. Section II is devoted to the comparison of the Great Recession with the recession of 1980s. The section is divided into four subsections. Subsection A presents the basic comparison of recessions in the U.S. history and explains the choice of the 1980s period for the further comparison. Subsection B explores differences in unemployment in ...

Global Financial Crisis in the US

Introduction It was hard for the economists, professional analysts and policymakers among other players in the financial industry to foresee the crisis in the US mortgage lending industry in 2007 that resulted in the world's worst economic recession in two years' time (Sher and Iyanatul 2010). Initially, there was a housing bubble characterized by high house prices, low-interest rates, more support for subprime mortgage and increased speculation by the buyers (Acharya and Schnabl 2010). Eventually, there were decline of house market prices, increased lending rates and increased default and foreclosures by the mortgagors (John 2009). Notably, by mid-2008 the ...

The media has a great responsibility in educating the public on what is the social cultural scene in his country is really like. But in reality, the reporters resort to taking up stereotypical point of view, because most of them work for great conglomerates and are under pressure to write positively about the rich and sparingly and negatively about disadvantaged, such as the poor and the blacks. Rather than shifting the blame on poor public taste, the media should use its ability to reach out to the people in a responsible way. Kendall, in her book title, "Framing Class, ...

The influence media has on society is often underestimated because it contains subliminal messages that are, by definition, absorbed unconsciously. The media, including magazines and television commercials, normalize attitudes toward sexually explicit images, gender roles and unrealistic body expectations. In particular, the article "Two Ways a Woman Can Get Hurt," the author, Jean Kilbourne argues that advertising has acquired an important role in portraying females as objects and normalizing overall attitudes toward the female body. In contrast, Susan Bordo's story "Beauty (Re) Discovers the Male Body" focuses on the distorted image of the male body. In spite of describing the ...

Part I

The theory of hegemonic stability is a theoretical modification of the common observation in post-world war II international relations. United States control was the key player in the successful world capitalist economy after 1945. Us in the late 1940s possessed not only prestige and unrivaled power, but also it had a purpose. America in three decades had intervened in two destructive wars after which it decide to remodel the formation of international economic and political relations in such a consistent way with its interest and liberal ideals. GATT-based multilateral trade and Bretton Woods international monetary regimes were the main legacies of the ...

Introduction

Objectification of women is a trend that is coming up in the entertainment industry especially in movies, music videos, music and television. This development seems to be affecting women more than men. The wave of women stereotypes is dangerous for the society because it is bound to affect how men and women relate to each other and promote unhealthy habits in the masses that are exposed to such incorrect media representation of women. This issue is especially tricky to handle because it is evident that the more the media depicts women as sexual objects, the more viewers seem to be ...

History: Issue Paper

Globalization carries very significant implication because of its pivotal functions in the process of economic development across the globe. International politics will never direct future economic development although peace has helped in a great deal to create basic and essential external conditions for globalization. Nevertheless, the advancement of globalization requires a rather peaceful environment which will prevent the occurrence of uncertain factors that may bring damage to the peace. The concept of globalization has been enriched and deepened after years of sustenance since its beginning. The major idea behind globalization across the globe is the ways through which the economies ...

Introduction

Bretton woods System is a management monetary rules which were established for both commercial and financial relations among the world’s industrial states. Ideally, this rules focused on rebuilding the international economic system during the Second World War. 730 delegates from 44 associated nations gathered at the Mount Washington Hotel located in Bretton Woods in the United States. During the Bretton Worlds Conference, which occurred between 1st and 22nd July 1944, an agreement was signed (Bordo & Eichengreen 64). In order to come up with this rules, the delegates came up with the International Monetary Fund and the International Bank ...

Poem and Poem Analysis on Femininity

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The Beautiful Thing Object, that’s what It is Dismembered, molded – plastic Beautifuluntil It isn’t The existence of a stain is Its sin It is a docile body But It made itself ideal Choice however Oh how funny! Oh the irony! Do you know the story? It thinks it made the decision! Far from the truth Delusional object, that thing is The thing is cold to the touch As sinister as the carefully painted lips But who painted ...

Cultural anthropology, as a practice, notes the fundamental and subtle differences between cultures in an increasingly globalized world. As the world gets increasingly smaller, cultural anthropology will become more complex, especially when it comes to economic systems and how they interrelate. Globalization has led to increased access to foreign goods; various economic and cultural theories will be used to explain the effects that the melding of different cultures and markets are having on the way nations and peoples interact economically. A shift towards democratic autonomy is suggested as a potential solution for the complexities of melding different economic systems in a globalized ...

Critique

The development of technology has made the world to become a village. This has made it easier for people to come closer and contribute in the socio-economic, cultural and political development of the society. Basically, as Appadrai examines, globalization has contributed to a cordial relationship between different countries (Bordo, M., 2005). As a result of the technological innovations, many people can now easily come together during international conferences, seminars, workshops and forums to share ideas. Through this, they can discuss matters of concern to ensure that there is a harmony amongst all the countries. According to Beck, globalization has also contributed to ...

During The Great Depression, the American nation was in need of recovery from economic collapse, relief, and reform to prevent further depressions. An effort to create these new reforms came in the form of The New Deal. The New Deal comprised of domestic economic programs that were passed by the government in the 1930s as a response to the Great Depression. As Ward (747) observes, though the New Deal did not end the depression, it changed the American government for good. With the New Deal, there was a larger role for the government. First, President Franklin Roosevelt increased the power of ...

Metropolis (1927) Summary The movie is set in a city, Metropolis, where the society is made up of two inflexible groups; the thinkers and the workers. The thinkers or the planners who live a luxurious life on the surface of the earth while the workers live underground, beneath the planners. The city is under John Fredersen. The good-looking and evangelical character Maria takes responsibility of the cause of the workers. Maria warns the workers against forming a revolution but rather wait for a mediator to unite the two groups, Freder, a son to Fredersen. Freder is inspired by his passion for Maria and ...

Introduction

The need for government and central bank intervention in the market has historically received support from a number of scholars. For instance, the economic idea of government intervention (demand-side management) in the market is largely attributed to the Keynesian economics, which is highlighted in the book, “General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money” by John Maynard Keynes published in 1936. According to the Keynesian economics, automatic market forces (alone) may not trigger a condition of economic equilibrium, particularly during a financial crisis. This is primarily due to the presence of economic inefficiency brought about by market externalities. Closely linked to government intervention ...

Introduction

Many are unaware that the Media has always had a vital role when it comes to the representation of various groups in the society, but television, as the most general medium, plays an important position in shaping and representing attitudes. Promotion, as one of the television genres, is considered to be a very prominent discourse kind in almost all modern societies (Cook, 2005). Furthermore to data concerning products and services, it concepts a secondary discourse in regards to society and power and also the relations. Gender relations are looked at one of the secondary discourses that ads create. The image of man ...

I agree with by Paul Krugman that inflation is till considerably low. Therefore, Fed should worry more about unemployment than inflation. The level of inflation is relatively low than 2% therefore, Fed should concentrate on reducing unemployment. The economy is currently recovering and the aggregate demand is also increasing so Fed should continue to apply expansionary economic policies to help the economy to fully recover. This should be the way to go despite Phillips curve argument that unemployment decreases then inflation increases because little increase in inflation may be less harmful if it creates more employment opportunities by encouraging ...

There is no doubt that the economic crisis that begun in 2007 has brought serious implications to many governments. Among the greatest challenges is the process of recovery from the effects of the economic crisis. Michael Bordo of the Wall Street Journal argues that many an economic policy makers are mistaken in believing that economic recessions are associated with slow economic recoveries. In support of this argument, he cites the rapid increase in performance of business cycles in the United States. This is contrary to the findings presented by economists Rogoff Kenneth and Reinhart Carmen in the book This ...

For quite a long time, the concern on the body weight and body image was seen as a preserve for the Western girls and women, who were well up and probably at the college level. These people exhibited eating disorders since they wanted to get the perfect body shape and attain what is considered as the ideal body weight (Bordo 203). This phenomenon, however, has changed and the habit has spread to different races, nationalities and even genders. Nowadays, it is not a wonder that even the African women, who liked being plump and voluminous, have all of a sudden become bulimic and ...

Any movement that is tied to an entire group of humanity – whether that group be homosexuals, African-Americans, immigrants, or women – will ultimately disappoint individuals within that group. Particularly when these groups are not unified by common interests, any movement forward by those groups will be hindered by questions over direction. While feminism was a movement that dominated philosophical thought in the 1960’s and 1970’s, and even into the 1980’s, in the years since it has retreated to the wings of sociological discussions, as newer causes have moved in to occupy the interest of the next generation of ...

Introduction

Technology is the application of knowledge as the main tool in order to solve a problem. Technology has had a very big impact in the development of the world in various areas. These include; construction, medical and information fields. (Goyder, 2004) International division of labor is as a result of globalization. It occurs when process of production is no longer confined to national economies. This has led to global industrial shifts whereby production processes are relocated from the developed countries to developing countries. This is so as companies are searching for the cheapest options for the manufacture and assembly of their ...

Bipolar depression or in other words known as maniac depression disorder is a psychiatric diagnosis which categorically describes mood disorder defined by presence of episodes of abnormality elevated energy levels , mood, and cognition with or without depression episodes. Moods which are elevated are referred to as mania from a clinical point of view and as hypomania if it is milder. Commonly individuals who go through maniac episodes experience depression episodes, or mixed episodes or symptoms, whereby features of both depressions and mania are present at the same time. Periods of ‘normal’ mood separate these episodes though in some individuals, mania and ...