Essays on Gender Roles

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Question: Does this representation create, reinforce or challenge stereotypes? Challenging Gender Stereotypes in Shonda Rhymes’ “Scandal” Throughout the history of television, women have been presented as passive and submissive, and have been constructed as sexual objects. However, more recently, groundbreaking television series have begun to break the gender stereotype by presenting female characters in strong, authoritative roles which were usually reserved to men. Shonda Rhymes’s “Scandal” fits in this trend, centering upon Olivia Pope, a unique character who challenges the stereotypes by presenting an empowered African American woman. However, Olivia is only one of a series of masculine ...

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The origin of the Gothic art can be traced back to the 12th century. This art developed along with the emergence of Gothic architecture throughout Europe and underwent experiments over the course of the next centuries until it gave way to Renaissance art. This art form relied on various media including but not limited to panel painting, sculpture, fresco, glass, manuscripts and monuments. Undoubtedly, this art form was of typological nature and was initially developed as a Christian art performed on the walls of Cathedrals and abbeys. Among the numerous Gothic works, Jan Van Eyck’s ...

The society creates the various gender roles and as a result, with time, these roles are viewed as the appropriate behavior of a person. Learning and life experiences help develop gender roles. The idea of femininity and masculinity not only prevails in the present times but also in the Victorian era. Although gender construction can be defined by biological factors, a larger convection believes that gender is socially constructed. Therefore, gender is a social construct as the society is responsible for determining what characterizes a particular sex and the subjects act by those characteristics. Feminism refers to the nature ...

The Effects of Deployment on Families

What are the effects of deployment on military families? Deployment is the action of moving or relocating military personnel and materials to a different location. For service individuals and military families this act can be devastating and require adjustments that frequently have detrimental effects on all family members psychological, physical, and cognitive wellbeing. For this paper two articles will be analyzed to determine key concepts that are commonly discussed in both articles; strengths and weaknesses in both article’s scholarship; the significance of both articles to clinical practice with military affiliated families; analyze if and how articles classify into ...

Sociological Analysis:

Most of the written works on gender roles and sexuality during the Greco-Roman period largely categorizes gender in two-- female or male. Likewise, society was segregated into two major sections-- the private domain and the public domain. Men usually dominate the public domain, whereas women largely dominate the private domain. During the ancient period, in the Greco-Roman world, women were banned from important public positions and activities. Even though women progressively acquired social entitlement and a greater degree of autonomy under private law, their position in public law is still seriously limited (Holmes 2012). However, in some ways, women ...

Introduction

In 1993, Geerd Hofstede wrote about the universal management and was of the belief that management is not universal and each country has its own management principles. Fast forwarding 23 years and the world has certainly changed. With companies involved in global business and the use of the internet in global commerce the world has gotten smaller and more and more business people are recognizing that individual differences remain important. However the level of differences are lessened as people have learned to work together to achieve common goals. This paper will study the changes that the global ecommerce organizations ...

UniversityAccommodating Gender Identity

Gender identity and gender roles have been going through drastic changes over the last few years. Gender roles have been strictly challenged as women are continuing to do well in the work force, and yet there is still so much about gender identity that is misunderstood. Considering the rise of multiple gender identities, including nonbinary and genderqueer identities, it’s important to realize that the way people have been approaching gender roles and identity has been extremely hurtful. This is especially true considering that the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) still labels the dislocating feeling of ...

English literature spanning various centuries reveals idiosyncratic trends and ideals of British history, which allows students and scholars to examine and assess successive literary periods. Indeed, literature can be situated within its historical context because literature cannot be separated from the context in which it as written. Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales underscores societal concerns with regards to corruption. Moreover, it provides a window into the historical ideals with regards to gender and how women were expected to behave and comport themselves according to their class. In a similar fashion, Beowulf, a classic in old English literature, reflects the ...

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Gender is one of the themes that Morrison explores in her novel Sula. Gender roles help to create unevenness in terms of the power balance between women and men. This unequal balance of power that is prevalent in the social environment of her characters in Sula ultimately becomes a part of them. The impact of this is that it becomes nestled in the psychological conflicts they encounter and experience. In this novel, these psychological conflicts play out on the sexuality platform. The sexuality of the characters results in the internalization of the unequal balance of power between women and ...

Families are shaped by the society, culture, and numerous life patterns. Although they are strongly founded on the human nature’s history, they also reflect the developments of societies and cultures including race diversities and culture. Members learn how to live from the family but the society also has an influence on how a person decides to live after being taught how in the family. Worth noting, families are shaped by the environment and shape the environment as well. However, there are many forces that have made the family to change. How people view and understand the family has ...

Undisputedly, social identity has a psychological dimension. However, in the sociological imagination, Wright Mills explains that ‘neither the life of an individual nor the history of society can be understood without understanding both’ (Mills, 1959). Therefore, when exploring social identity it is vital to assess the social and cultural factors that shape an individual in the milieu that it is fashioned in the contemporary society. This means that, we must look at both the power the individual has to exercise agency and the structure, or society into which they are born; the society, which already exist. Sociologist Emile Durkheim ...

Communication

- BBC News about Gender Role “Japanese Astronaut changes gender roles; her husband is back to home to look after his daughter.” This news is published by BBC in the topic on gender roles. The four women are orbiting the earth on the international space station. Among the four, one is the Japanese astronaut, and her space flight questions the gender roles between men and women. Mrs. Naoka Yamazaki is the second Japanese women astronaut in the space; her husband gave back his job to look after his seven- year old daughter Yuki, and his husband wants to ...

We find a lot of evidence that since the birth of a new born, the girls and boys are treated differently, and this tradition is followed in every culture. Sex is the biological characteristic on which the gender is built. As notified by Eagly and Crowley, gender roles refer to the culturally derived behavior and activities associated with masculinity and femininity that individuals choose to adopt (qtd in Otnes, Zayer, 2012). Though there are traditional differences in the roles, it is difficult to define various roles for each gender. The men and women are socialized differently and this gender socialization is ...

Social security/ protection means the presence of government and other policies focused on the management, prevention and resolving issues affecting the welfare of the society. They reduce vulnerability and poverty by the creation of a labor market that reduces the individuals’ risks. This paper will study the impact of social security on the labor market, with an emphasis on the gender balance there. Social security is a policy that combines social security and poverty reduction concerns. The social security has focused mostly on the poor (Kabeer 13). Therefore, women have been left out of those policies. Not all countries consider ...

Gender is defined as the activities, roles and behavior assigned in a social place with reference to women and men. Though it is normally confused with sex, it is not. Sex is the biological issue of whether a person is male or female. Gender on the other hand is the society’s code of behavior as to how a man or woman is supposed to behave and act. These distinct given roles are what give rise to inequalities. This difference is that which gives systematical favor to one group and disfavors another. This may occur in terms of health services, job opportunities, ...

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It is commonly known that children are the young individuals who have not reached the age of majority, and are the offspring of their natural parents. Starting from the end of the 19th century, the roles of family and children in particular have begun shifting, and remain changing up to these days. The relationships between children and parents have been the subjects of studies of many disciplines, starting from psychology and early child development to economics and politics. Parental involvement (regarded as "the interaction and assistance provided by parents to children" (Blair, 2014) into the developmental ...

As the United States is growing more diverse, people from different backgrounds are interacting and negotiating to bring new issues that are affecting marriage today. One of the contemporary issues that are affecting the family arena is the marriage. It is not yet clear in American society on issues such as who should be allowed to marry, either heterosexuals or homosexuals, expectations once married and steps that are followed in the marriage (Cherlin, 2009). This issue has led to the dropping of the importance of marriage. Gallup poll conducted early in last year indicates that the rate of marriage ...

Summary of the Article

The article entitled “Gender Role Portrayal and the Disney Princesses” written by England, Descartes and Collier-Meek presented relevant issues pertinent to alleged depictions of gender roles as examined from films produced by the Disney Princess Line. There were three main thrusts that were aimed to be addressed. Initially, there were expected gender roles that were traditionally exhibited by male and female characters (prince and princess) according to masculine and feminine characteristics. Likewise, rescues in these films would be expected to be performed more by the princes than with the princesses. Finally, the authors contended ...

History of Children’s Literature

In the time when there were no books and not everyone could write and read, mothers and grandmothers were able only to tell their children or grandchildren stories and fairy tales. Even when people became more literate, they did not begin to write down folklore for youngsters. It was Charles Perrault, who collected and published folk tales for children in 1697. However, speaking about folklore, people imagine more often not Charles Perrault, but the Brothers Grimm (Zipers, 2002). They are considered to be the first collectors of both folk and fairy tales. The reason for this is their ...

Questions for Women and Cinema

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1. Transgender It is a state in which an individual’s gender is not matching his or her assigned sex responsibility. It refers to the trans-genders, such as homosexual, bisexuals, heterosexual. In the Paris burning film, the issue of Transgender is explored using various characters men and women. For instance, Trans women used as members of the club to show realness. The women are sued to enhance transgender in the film, this shows that as much as they are women they can also compete men and become real (Besnier and Kalissa 34).

2. Monstrous-feminine The female ...

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This tagline comes from a popular brand of camera that can best describe the premise behind the YouTube viral video entitled Meet Me at Starbucks. Specifically commissioned by Starbucks, the aim of the video was to capture the very essence of human emotion for a purpose other than just invoking emotions. With technology or without, Starbucks has been able to capture the essence of togetherness among its customers of various age groups.

Since Starbucks was opened to business in 1971, it has carefully grown to become a household name. With the latest advertisement of Starbucks, it delivers the powerful tagline that is ...

Dietary Trends Reflect Socioeconomic Status and Gender Roles in contemporary U.S Society.

Nutrition has undoubtedly emerged as a dominant contemporary social and cultural value in contemporary U.S society amid an escalating rate of heart disease and ongoing obesity epidemic. However, dietary choices on the individual level are often influenced by exterior forces which both mold the perception of what is considered to be healthy as well as the availability of genuinely healthy food to certain socio-economic segments of the population. In the consumer based capitalist society of the contemporary United States, food has become an agent which reinforces traditional gender roles and also serves as a primary indicator of the ever expanding degree ...

Women have historically played a subordinate role to men across social, political and economic spheres. The oppression is clear in the firmly embedded gender roles set expectations of proper attitudes, activities and behaviour for both genders. Gender differences have persisted in the United States culture due to the systematic socialization of infants and babies, adolescents, children and adults. Women are traditionally expected to hold domestic roles and child rearing, while men, who are thought to be stronger and more aggressive, took on the responsibility of providing for the family. This perception is reflected in the careers that the respective genders ...

Part 1: Pacific Islanders: The people, their culture and their life

The Pacific Islanders inhabit between 20,000 and 30,000 islands in the Pacific Ocean. These islands are sometimes collectively referred to as Oceania traditionally grouped into three; (1) Micronesia meaning the black islands consists of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea, Maluku, West Papua, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji and the Solomon Islands). (2) Melanesia meaning small islands are found on the North of the Equator and consists of Guam, Wake Island, Marshall Islands, Northern Marianas, Palau, Nauru, Kiribati and the Federated States of Micronesia) and (3) Polynesia meaning many islands are found south of the equator and consist of ...

Introduction

Youths living in North America and other areas of the world that are considered relatively liberated grow up with considerably more gender equality now more than in the past. This is seen through many aspects in the society like opportunities for education, status of the women in the society and the socialization of gender roles. These youths take up courses in institutions of higher learning that were predominantly thought to be a preserve of the men. This is because the society has evolved to perceive women as an equal gender, and one deservedly worthy of equal opportunities as the male ...

1 a) Write a thesis statement that is one to two (1-2) sentences long in which you: State you opinion on how industrialization after the Civil War influenced U.S. society, economy, and politics. Justify your response.

Though, industrialization after the civil war had various positive effects, it had negative effects, as well. Industrialization dramatically changed the American industry and improved the lives of Americans in a number of ways after the Civil War; however, it also created a number of problems for the society of the United States.

Industrialization had a great impact on the politics, economy and society of the United States. It ...

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Gender disparity stands as among the most debilitating social issues every nation has experienced. As a problem deeply ingrained in societal and cultural ties, gender disparity provides key implications to international development policies, programmes and projects. Although roles within different societies assigned per gender may appear as a natural way of life, it is nevertheless correct to assert as well that gender-based oppression is also apparent. Therefore, this study seeks to address gender awareness in light of its implications to the concept of fulfilling international development agendas. Without the promotion of gender awareness, international development agendas would not fully emancipate. Through a ...

Men and women tend to defer in many aspects. The difference is not only in looks, but also in how they think and understand different situations, their abilities, interest, lifestyle, behavior, and also their role in the society. Both male and female may perceive a person’s lifestyle in different dimensions. For example, studies and researches to evaluate the difference in attitude that exists in both heterosexual men and women towards gay men and lesbians have been in existence since from a very long time ago. By using research and earlier work done by different scholars, this paper seeks to explore ...

Aubrey, J.S., & Frisby, C.M. (2011). Sexual objectification in music videos: a content analysis comparing gender and genre. Mass Communication and Society 14: 475-501.

In this article, Aubrey and Frisby (2011) create a coding system which measures the correlations between representations of women and sexual objectification. According to their findings, female artists provide a greater amount of sexual objectification in their videos, and are placed under greater pressure to appear more attractive and glamorous. They are also more likely to showcase sexually suggestive behavior and attitudes. This evidences adds to the argument that women are problematically presented in popular culture and media, as they are placed under a male gaze to be as attractive as possible; a woman’s sexuality is shown to be her primary feature, ...

As we end our course on Women and Gender studies, we tried to refresh our minds with the various lessons that we conducted in the past few weeks. We went back to the results of the group works that challenged our mindset regarding our own gender prejudices. From there, we assessed the developments in terms of knowledge and acceptance regarding gender equality. It cannot be discounted that we have gone far from our first meeting. We, male students understood that women indeed hold half the sky and that they should be valued the way men are valued in ...

I can’t believe that in the 21st century, women still live behind men in terms of roles in the society and even in terms of salary. During one of our class discussions, our professor showed us a video about a man ending the career of his wife to stay at home and care for the family. As a man, I felt ashamed and angry not only against the husband but most especially to society that reduces women into plain housewives. I felt ashamed that men like me still act backwards. Despite the number of empowered women who are thriving in ...

When we talk about feminine and masculine, look around you and evidence of its pervasiveness is all over. One of the many evidences is during one of our discussions in my Women and Gender Studies class. Our instructor broke us into two groups separating women and men. We were asked several questions and at the end of the session, it was noticeable that women successfully answered questions that are female stuff and men answered male stuff. This exercise alone gives us a hint that the two rigid gender categories namely the feminine and the masculine are already part of our ...

1. Women and Workplace: Women in workplace have historically faced a number of problems. a) Women generally have to bear dual responsibility of work at home and office. In addition to facing deadlines and rigors of office, demanding boss etc. they have to look after the kids, cooking and daily household chores which put extra pressure at them. b) Women get less pay for same type of job than an average white male. Wages for women are almost 80% than of a white male in general. c) There is a lack of women in top executive posts although women are equally educated and experienced ...

A particular feature of the literature is that it can send the author’s message in various ways and reach a target reader out of the crowd of ignorant ones. This can be often achieved through the hidden meaning inside a literary work or through irony, satire and caricature of the reality described. The aim of the present work is to compare and contrast Anton Chekhov’s play “The Proposal” and Guy de Maupassant’s short story “The Necklace”. In this context, the comparison will be conducted in the framework of the depicting of the same theme of gender ...

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Erving Goffman claims that a man is only completely at peace with himself when he fits an extremely exact mould of ‘what is acceptable’, whilst Mary Pipher claims that girls also suffer from experiencing a demand for impossibly high standards. In today’s society, it is increasingly the case that individualism allows for men and women to look and behave how they choose to, but arguably, those ‘sub-cultures’ are still heavily loaded with high expectations and standards with which men and women feel the need to conform (Aronson & Kimmel, 2004, p350). Whilst many may claim that they do ...

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Gender identity acts as an aspect of self-concept, which gives a person the sense of being either a male or a female. The gender role affects gender identity, which is the outward manifestation and not necessarily the child’s sex at birth (Rathus, Nevid & Fichner-Rathus, 2005). It is possible for a child to have a hindered gender identity at the time of birth caused by hormonal errors during development stage. Hormonal errors lead to conflict between the inner sexual self and physical sexual genitalia. As early as 18 months, the children become aware of their anatomic sex and there is no confusion whether a ...

Shakespeare’s Richard II can be seen as a lesson in Machiavellian politics, and Henry IV, Part 1 as a coming of age story. However, they also both explore issues involving masculine and feminine character traits, and how they were defined by society at the time. Henry Bolingbroke is largely defined by his positive masculine characteristics, which lead him to victory. Richard is portrayed as feminine, weak, and irresponsible ruler, which leads to his downfall. Richard is a man of words, full of indecision, and paralyzed by doubts and fears. Henry, on the other hand, is a masculine man of action. In the ...

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It was an era of atomic action and reaction in the world following the World War II. Various nations were trying to survive through high tension and fear. Most of the countries were gripped under a common concern of what was going to follow and which nation/nations would hold power. Countries like America and Soviet Union were using their power to use other countries to their advantage. This was the time when many demographic and political changes took place in many countries. However, the journey post war was not easy, even for America. The anxieties and fear in people made ...

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Gender has been and very likely always will be a subject of great debate. Are men and women more different than alike, can those differences ever be perceived as equal and how do we address those differences and understand better how and why they exist? It goes without saying that men and women are very much alike in many ways, in others they are different. Men and women may think, act, and behave differently in similar circumstances with similar stimuli or scenarios. When it comes to the realm of psychology it has been identified that these behavioral, mental, and psychological ...

Sex-segregated schools have gained interest in recent times due to the underachievement of many students. Educators nowadays are concerned about the issue of how to reform and organize the modern system of education in the USA in order it to work more efficiently. Many researchers posit that single-sex classes may have a positive effect on both males and females educational performances. The question whether girls and boys should be taught separately is quite ambiguous, meanwhile, the number of sex-segregated classes in the schools of the United States continues to grow. With the rapid spread of this educational practice, the issue ...

Marriage has been traditionally a manner of regulating the relationships between men and women in the Canadian society. As same-sex relationships became more acceptable throughout the Western world, Canada sought to be perceived as one of the most tolerant countries in the world by allowing same-sex marriage in the name of equality. Same-sex marriage refers to gay couples’ right to wed and to take advantage of the social and legal benefits which come from this union. Same sex marriage is legal in Canada since 2005 and gay couples sometimes perceive the right to get married as a very important achievement particularly ...

The interrelationship between language and gender is not only complex, but also diverse. Feminists have been anxious as the term gender entails treating males and females as if they had the same political power, rights, upbringing, access to education and many others . Questions and criticisms of language have emerged due to the concern that language is a powerful medium, which both reflects and constructs the world. Language presents stereotypes of both males and females, sometimes to the disadvantage of males, but more often to the disadvantage of the females. Language has been historically man-made with the male forms reflecting the ...

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Different members of the family have different responsibilities, which, in most cases, are socially construed. Responsibility comes with duties that an individual is supposed to perform. At times, such duties depend on the gender that one belongs to. All societies have behavioral and sociological norms that a society deems appropriate to be performed by different individuals of the family depending on the gender they belong to. This is called gender roles, and they differ from society to society, depending on the values they attach to the genders. Gender roles in the family and responsibilities depend on traditions and culture that ...

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‘Subject’ The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao is a novel written by Junot Diaz, which deals with the romantic quest of its protagonist Oscar, a Dominican immigrant living in the US. The story is strewn with a multitude of themes like racism, otherness, autocracy, violence, sex obsession, and Dominic Diaspora. This essay is an attempt to explore the theme of gender roles as depicted by the story, and analyze how the different characters of the story are affected by the gender stereotyping of the society. Junot Diaz, first burst into the ...

In the modern world, several activists have called upon different stakeholders to ensure equality is maintained between the two genders. A lot of caution is taken in most sectors to ensure that both genders are presented with equal opportunities in any endeavor. This is very different from what the practice was some years back. Traditionally, men were considered to be superior to women. Such discrimination saw women reduced to objects whose purpose was to ensure men lived happily. To overcome these traditional myths, women have struggled hard to air their views. One of the ways they have aired their ...

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This research plan originated from a course focusing on research design proposals in political science. This proposal will summarize the existing information and find room for discovery and additional development of the dialogue surrounding women’s rights worldwide, specifically using Saudi Arabia as a focal lens. It will focus on the effect of the American media’s influence on Saudi Arabian people, and their consequent disposition towards gender equality. It draws upon data collected from numerous publications reporting on perception of America media and any changes that Saudis may have in opinion regarding women’s contributions and place in society. ...

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‘Subject’ Literary analysis of A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen As Meyer says, A Doll’s House is a play about, “the need of every individual to find out the kind of person he or she really is and to strive to become that person”. The play revolves around the life of the protagonist Nora, who breaks away from the shackles imposed on her by the gender roles devised by the patriarchal society, and sets out to discover her true potential as an individual. The play fits the genre of a social tragedy, whereby the protagonist falls prey ...

The Role of Stereotypes, as Portrayed in the Mass Media and the Impact on Youth Behavior

The society plays a significant role in shaping and building attitudes and behaviors of individuals who form part of it. Individuals are bombarded with information and ideas from all corners of the universe that influence their way of thinking, and also play a domineering role in shaping attitudes, and beliefs. In the past, these influences came from sources such as family, community, and schools. On the contrary, today, the aforementioned institutional influence has declined as the society transforms into a more advanced technological and information age. The development of mass media in the society has caused an imperative change in individuals' lifestyle, ...

The discipline of children has been a growing concern for the parents and educators as well as authorities. Parents are constantly striving to shape the discipline and gender roles of their children through different initiatives. Additionally, educators and policy formulators are striving to ensure that, these gender roles are reinforced as well as learned in the schools. Different studies have indicated that, most parents in the United States and in different countries of the world do not spend much time with their children. These children are either left at home with their care takers or sent to day care facilities. ...

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Disney has shown the portrayal of women over many years in the movies by the use of animation characters. The role of women is portrayed to have changed over time in times of nature and the scope. There was a very big change since the early 1900’s to modern day in the personalities of the women, their attitudes and ideologies towards men and the way they were portrayed in the movies, as the passive damsels in distress to being their own superhero. The evolution of women in Disney movies shall be analyzed through the use of feminist essays written ...

“How I Met Your Mother” is an American sitcom that has proven to be a breath of fresh air amongst television viewers. The airs on CBS but reruns of the show are available on online streaming sites such as Netflix and Amazon. Currently in its 9th season, How I Met Your Mother has been met with critical acclaim and has managed to draw millions of viewers every week it is on air. The how airs on Monday in the United states at 8.pm E.T on the CBS network. The show main characters are a group of friends named Ted, who is ...

After the Second World War of 1945, the world found itself embroiled into another conflict between the two remaining superpowers – the United States and the Soviet Union. Many anticipated the conflict between these two powers considering the influence they have in the international arena and the impact it would bring to the countries that will find themselves caught in the crossfire. Poland, for example, had found itself in the middle of the conflict due to the long-term interest of the Soviet Union to the country as part of their expansion to the Western European region. After 20 years since ...

Advertisements are usually a key reflection of our society and how different gender roles are viewed. In this paper, we shall analyze three advertisements in relation to how they display gender roles. The Cascade floor cleaner advert shows a woman standing happily with a mop. The advertiser knew that when it comes to cleanliness, women are sensitive to it compared to men. The product will therefore sell, if a woman is used for its advertisement. Cleaning has been viewed to be a role associated with the female gender. There is also the issue of a modern woman that has been displayed in the advert, ...

Gender is an aspect of an individual’s sexuality. Gender defines that expectations of society on how people should act and think pas either male or female. To identify a person’s gender identity, you have to look at the gender as well as gender roles of that individual. The way they behave, dress and physical appearance as well, determine the gender. On the other hand, sexual orientation entails the attraction different people have towards a particular sex. While most people show opposite sex attraction, some show same sex attraction. The display of sex orientation to a particular sex and gender identity, ...

Arguably, globalization has brought way many revolutions, this include the way we dress, the way we talk and even how we perceive gender roles (Muller, 2014). With a particular focus on gender roles, this paper will present a perspective on gender roles within the context of globalization, essentially it will establish how the perception of gender roles has since changed ensuing the revolutions brought about by globalization. Globalization being the world integration consequent to exchange of ideas across the globe (Muller, 2014), incorporating ideas from other regions regarding gender roles have since changed my perception on the same, different from ...

William Shakespeare is one of the most influential ancient writers. His books and plays have been used in the present time, in different scenarios including education and entertainment amongst several other considerations. However, it is notable that, in his famous The Merchant of Venice, William Shakespeare borrowed his storyline from several other plays including The Gesta Romanorum and Giovanni Fiorentino’s Il Pecorone. In these plays, several similarities are witnessed including characterization and thematic compositions as well as the storyline. In this paper, I will consider the excerpt from The Gesta Romanorum and compare the storylines, thematic compositions and ...

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One strongly agrees with the contention that the body language through posture or other non-verbal modes of communication affect the way individuals perceive themselves and how others perceive them. The selection of Ted Talks video delivered by Amy Cuddy was a good choice to link the theories presented by Devor to application, using Cuddy’s assertions regarding body language. A quick view of the video made one realize and confirm that indeed, body language could influence one’s mind set, particularly in terms of low-power or high-power poses. It was, therefore, remarkable that these lessons were noted as they are ...

Gender socialization defines the attitudes and behaviors that the society expects of the two genders: male and female. It has four major agents, which are namely: family, peer groups, education, and mass media. The media is the most pronounced of the four agents due to its aggressive nature and is a key contributor to gender socialization. The media creates, maintains, and reflects the gender-based roles that characterize our social environment. The advertisements in the mass media particularly play a major pat in gender role socialization. There is much use of gender displays in various forms of advertisements. The femininity and masculinity ...

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The one child policy in China has without a doubt contributed to many problems in the Chinese society. Some of these problems include an enormous burden of senior dependency on the youth, highly imbalanced sex ratios, and difficulties in finding marriage partners as well as various problems related to the mental and social development of kids who may be spoiled by their parents and the extended family. It such issues that has led some scholars and humanitarians to call for the abandoning of this policy. However, there are always two sides of a coin and this is the case when ...

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Discussion on Short Stories That Depict How Traditional Gender Roles Promote Violence Exploring the theme of violence portrayed in literature, is a complicated task. When violence is discussed, it is mostly centered on physical assaults, and thus discussed one-dimensionally. In reality though, violence is multifaceted and is perpetuated by various motivations, and is experienced in varied different ways. Violence inflicted by individuals, sometimes is a product of various culturally instigated motivations. Violence on women is one such phenomenon, which has its roots in the centuries old male dominance over the other gender. Gender based violence and violence against women are ...