Essays on Gender

There are many aspects by which a country and be judged and found gender biased. Determining factors include education, employment opportunities, as well as rates of domestic violence. All of these contributing factors will often paint where the women of a nation stand. In many countries around the world, these traits are seen very clearly. The women of India are at an obvious disadvantage, as are the women in many African cultures. However, some societies around the world have hidden gender inequalities. The people of Honduras provide a good example of how plain the inequality can be without being

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Introduction

The existence of classes in the society has a long history dating back to the 19th century in the Western Europe after the industrial revolution (Abrutyn, 2013). As such, because of the industrial revolution, classes emerged. In this regard, the classes that emerged comprised of those of the rich and those people who worked for them. However, since then different forms of stratification emerged in the society. Examples of such stratifications or classes are the ones based on gender, race, age, and religion (Bartos & Wehr, 2002). Consequently, various arguments exist concerning these new forms of stratification with some people

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Introduction

The “Walking Dead” is a television film series focusing on a world filled with flesh-eating as well as walking zombies. This film is a dramatic post-apocalyptic series of horror genre based on the “Walking Dead” comic book authored by Charlie Adlard in collaboration with Kirkman Robert and Moore Tony. This American-based film series is a development of Frank Darabont, who is a writer and a co-writer of six episodes of the first season of the series. Season one of the horror series begins with the awakening from a coma of Rick Grimes, the sheriff’s deputy, only to confront

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Today is a modern world full of fast-paced technology and inventions designed to make our lives easier. We live in a futuristic time that is built to suit our every need and whim. Despite these luxuries, there are still many aspects of our society that have yet to catch up to modern times. Many of these aspects concern the differences in gender, specifically in how one gender is treated worse or differently than the other in particular areas of society. This stigmatization is archaic and unfair to both genders. I recognize many things that need to change and if

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Gender Divide

The gender divide is apparent in these lines where the roles of the father and the daughter and the responsibilities of a wife towards her husband are juxtaposed and arranged against each other. However, the duties of a wife are already pre-ordained. Jessica, the daughter of Shylock is ashamed of the deeds of her Father who is a stingy money lender bent upon extracting the maximum profit from all his victims. Thus, where the traits of a father may normally manifest themselves in the child, Jessica is happy and almost proud to say that despite being her father’s

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Abstract

This report contains the results of point estimate and confidence interval analysis for five variables obtained from the results of Springdale community shopping activities survey. The survey was conducted to determine the strengths and weaknesses of three shopping mall areas; Springdale Mall, Downtown Area and West Mall. The variables analyzed are general attitude towards Springdale, Downtown and West malls, and gender and marital status of the respondents. The maximum likely error for mean general attitude ranged from 170 to 0.189. On the other hand, maximum likely error for gender and marital was 0.003.

Introduction

Point estimation is a statistical technique

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Women Sex Gender and Work

This discrimination can come in the form of sexual harassment, withholding promotions based on gender, giving a different job title to a woman and preventing women from participating in training opportunities. The discrimination against females in the workplace can include diminished company revenue, high employee turnover, and low morale and reduced productivity. This entire situation is well elaborated in the telefilm ‘Her Brilliant Career’, directed by Lan McLaren in 2005. The film tells about the workforce discrimination and economic world in a unique way, which is based on the issue of the masculine identity and sex. The movie explains

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Introduction

Gender is an aspect that is truly concerning in society. Gender factor is usually deterministic of the way people live behave and relate with one another. The different genders act appropriately to fit in the context in which they live. essentially, certain societies or places have significant roles or implications for gender. As a result, this influences the relationships on the genders based on the expectation of either gender by the other. In most cases, gender behaviors are greatly influenced by the prevailing social and cultural activities and expectations within a particular place. In Los Angeles, there are particular

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Introduction

Diversity regards to the idea of integrating acceptance and respect. It is a concept that means understanding the uniqueness of each person and recognizing people’s differences. These differences are in the dimensions of ethnicity, sexual orientation, race, socio-economic status, physical activities, age, political and religious beliefs or other ideologies (University of Oregon, 1999). The concept also promotes the need of inclusion of these dissimilarities in a constructive and nurturing manner. In essence, diversity entails understanding, tolerating or accepting and celebrating the rich scopes of diversity within each person. The paper presents a report on diversity that explores various

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Sexuality in Europe: A Twentieth-Century History by Dagmar Herzog is a captivating and open original description of the turbulent history of sexuality in the European continent. The time period discussed starts from the decline of Victorianism to the Communism disintegration and the rise of Islam in Europe. Even though the 20th century is frequently regarded as “the century of sex” as well the time of rising liberalization, Dagmar Herzog has taken a different approach in describing this period. She has put emphasis on the complications and disagreements in needs and behaviors regarding the sexual attitudes. She

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“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,

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- What is your attachment and relationship style
Basing on the fact that my attachment related avoidance score is 2.20 on a scale ranging from 1-7, this entails that I have a low avoidance attachment. Furthermore, it entails that I have a low dimension, hence I am usually less worried about matters related to whether my partner loves me, and hence I don’t fear rejection. Therefore, this tends to demonstrates that my relationship style is based on a secure perspective. This shows that I have a positive view on relationship issues, and hence secure attachment helps me to

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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

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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

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Introduction

It is not uncommon to hear remarks like, “Tiger Woods is letting your people down,” or “I knew it! Women cannot drive.” These are just some of the fainter forms of ethnic/ racial discrimination that do unnoticed in everyday life. Discrimination is the inferior or unequal treatment of people on the grounds of characteristics such as gender, religion or belief, race of color of skin, age, sexual orientation; political persuasion, civil status, ethnic background, nationality etc (Allen 891; Butler 308). In the contemporary world, discrimination takes subtler forms that in the traditional setting. Gender discrimination is one of the

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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

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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

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Nathaniel Hawthorne explores the idea of gender comprehensively in his work, The Scarlet Letter. Hawthorne tells the sad story of love and betrayal in families. His story is based on the 17th century Puritan New England. The cultural values and morals observed by Hawthorne’s community influences the social and gender expectations of the narrative. Hawthorne develops an interesting tale by basing his perspective on the 17th century world, which significantly affects the development of characters. The Scarlet Letter highlights that community and individual characters observe strict codes that provide guidelines on how individuals are supposed to live. Furthermore,

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Is the Experience of Happiness Gender Dependent? An Examination of Personality Traits, Happiness, and Gender

Abstract
The concept of happiness is a complex one, which can be influenced by a plethora of variables, and according to some, can be subjective to the individual or even unattainable. Since personality traits are thought to influence the level of happiness one experience, the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire Abbreviated was used to assess the levels of neuroticism, extraversion, and psychoticism among participants, with the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire Short Form used to measure happiness. While females traditionally report higher levels of happiness, the sample in the current study did not mimic the typical results found by other researchers. However, the

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Introduction

The modern times and the increased participation of women in the labour market formulate a consistent discourse for gender equality that shapes the social, economic, political, legal and technological spheres across the world. The prevalence of the feminist discourse currently focuses on equal organizational opportunities between men and women in the workplace, targeting equal payment and equal career development opportunities. Although women work shoulder to shoulder with their men counterparts in public and private companies, there are still visible discrepancies, mostly related to the leadership positions, which are still considered more suitable for men, since they are dominating the

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Background information

This auto ethnographic is based on a typical self-reflection of my own and explores my personal experience connecting the respective autobiographical information to cultural acts like the use of communication styles and tools, the sexual division of labor, attributes of leadership, and equations between productivity and hours worked. It looks at how this culture diversification shapes different forms of norms and events.

My current and projected career

Looking at my personal life, I am currently working as a personal assistant. This job involves assisting in personal tasks or business. Part of my job is to assist in the management of a business by scheduling

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QUESTION ONE:

The fact of the case is that MS, Delores Mendoza was not promoted to the position of the supervisor. Ms. Mendoza is a Hispanic working for Dade County at the finance department. The issue of discrimination is outlined in this case relating to the aspects of gender and racial bias. The failure to promote Ms. Mendoza led to the issues of gender bias and racial discriminations at the Job place of the Dade County. Ms. Mendoza filed against Dade County claiming that she was not promoted on the basis that she is a woman and a member of the

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It is important to appreciate that there are core similarities and differences between females and males. The elements in focus are evolutionarily and do matter in defining each of the gender. This paper intends to discuss the similarities and variations between females and males.
One of the evident similarities between the two is that both genders have common hormones. For this reason, they take up functions in similar ways, as the hormones are similar. It is almost impossible to classify “female” or “male” hormones. For this, there are important variations within hormone patterns and levels (Wood, Heitmiller, Andreasen, Nopoulos,

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Reply to the Post of the First Student

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

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Is the Experience of Happiness Gender Dependent? An Examination of Personality Traits, Happiness, and Gender

Abstract
The concept of happiness is a complex one, which can be influenced by a plethora of variables, and according to some, can be subjective to the individual or even unattainable. Since personality traits are thought to influence the level of happiness one experience, the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire Abbreviated was used to assess the levels of neuroticism, extraversion, and psychoticism among participants, with the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire Short Form used to measure happiness. While females traditionally report higher levels of happiness, the sample in the current study did not mimic the typical results found by other researchers. However, the

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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

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Compare and Contrast paper

Sexuality is a broad area of study related to an individual’s identity, sex, expression, sexual orientation and gender identity. It is the capacity to have erotic responses and experiences. Sexuality has spiritual, biological, emotional and physical aspects. The biological aspects refer to reproduction mechanism relating to hormones and the biological drive existing in all human beings. The emotional and physical aspects refer to the bond that is found between individuals which they often express inform of physical manifestation or profound feelings of love, caring and trust. The spiritual aspect refers to the 4connection with other individuals. Sexuality affects

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Introduction

In this paper, we look at gender discrimination against women in terms of early childhood investments, earnings in the labor market, education or asset ownership. Gender discrimination is prejudice against a person due to his or her sex. Gender discrimination may arise from traditional stereotyping of roles between males and females and encompasses the belief that one’s sex is superior compared to another’s. This paper relates to a lot of literature on gender discrimination in various fields as labor market discrimination and market interactions.
Gender discrimination and sexism arise from issues of power (gender-specific) that is expressed

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Along with the ethical issues regarding cosmetic surgery, the ones, concerning sex reassignment, remain of high controversy for medical science, psychology, philosophy and religion. While sometimes gender reassignment can be viewed as a caprice of a person, in vast majority of cases the willingness to undergo gender reassignment surgery is a consequence of gender identity disorder.
According to M.Hume (2011), gender identity disorder can be considered both as a physical and psychiatric disorder. For those specialists, who consider gender identity disorder purely mental health issue, question whether surgery can be viewed as morally appropriate solution to the incongruity between

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For centuries, humankind has been forming stereotypes about men and women, which are still in operation, regardless of time and quality differences of personality of men and women. Gender stereotypes are beliefs that have developed in the socio-cultural environment about how men and women behave. Since they are formed under the influence of society, they are subject to changes.
Gender stereotypes are often related to distribution of family roles (a woman – a mother and homemaker, a man – earner), competencies (women are more suited for humanitarian work or service sector, men are technicians or managers) and politics (politics – not for

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Social construction of gender refers to the ways in which the society influences us on the meaning of a woman or man. The society determines the life of each and every person in the society is subject to the impact of social construction due to the normal belief that the nature and levels of knowledge while at the same time knowledge is constructed by the individuals living in that society. The professions like being a doctor, manager or engineers, are socially constructed to be careers for men due to the dominance of the male in the society. The careers

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Literature Review

Sexuality and gender are social constructs, which may differ depending on the norms of society (Reis & Carothers, 2014). In a heterocentric society, certain attributes are reserved to describe either male or female individuals, with characteristics such as aggressive and strong being relegated to males and women being considered as more caring and emotional (Reis & Carothers, 2014). However, not all individuals fit neatly within the categories dictated by society and the challenges of individuals who are treated as “outliers” of society’s norm can be overwhelming, leading to emotional and physical distress, bullying, and social inequalities that have the ability

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The debate on sexual orientation has been going on for a long time in the world. There are many researches some claiming that the homosexual people are socially assimilated towards being homosexual from the social environment. There are others who hold to the opinion that it is entirely a hormonal aspect that develops as one grows. There are those who take a position in between the two and belief that gender and sexual orientation are as a result of the interplay between the environment and the genetic and hormonal state of the individuals. As it was learned recently, the

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Introduction

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

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‘Instructor’s Name’

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

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In the movie of A Separation, issues arise as it regards gender. The definition of gender was based the different roles that were given to people. It is demarcated along the lines of male and female. In this society, men were given an upper hand. All preferential treatments were directed to them. It was characterised by prohibitions that targeted women as opposed to men. When it came to issues on employment and career, gender did not advocate for the development of a woman. In the movie, Simin’s move to venture into professionalism was not welcomed by her husband.

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Use of Video Games among the Youth

Introduction
The exercise of video games has been on the rise with the increased use of computers and the internet. Video games have grown to form one of the most popular entertainment industries in North America. The sale of entertainment software in North America grew by 3.4%. There is a growing concern of the use of video games amongst the youth. Majority of the video game enthusiasts are aged between 6-17 years. The growing use of video games raised concern amongst researchers. There is the concern of the content that video games have on teenagers. Also there is a

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Disparities are related to religion, ability, culture and other variables. Disparities related to gender are the most spectacular. When a boy is born, celebrations are intense. For a baby girl, celebrations are conducted as a formality. This introduces gender-based practices. For instance, black clothes are bought for boys and pink clothes for the girls. Gender is communally constructed through our daily practices.
The parents play a great role in determining the primary socialization of a child. They teach their children about the concept male and female. This influences the perception of children towards gender roles. The differential socialization is

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Article review

As we have witnessed in the institutions that include the schools, businesses, hospitals work place and government agencies, there differences in the way we perceive race, gender and class. I concur with the writer that social institutions are mostly controlled by white elites. The symbolic dimension comprises of the use of stereotyping and image control in description of diverse class, race, and gender. The masculine are considered to be aggressive, leaders, intellectual rational and strong as opposed to the passive, follower, emotional, and week feminine. Aggressive black and the Hispanic are not expected to show such behaviors although, are

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Affirmative action, or the practice of choosing one candidate over another based on race, gender or other defining characteristic, is a very contentious topic. There are a number of differing views on the topic, and affirmative action delves into a number of areas that are very problematic, including race and gender divides. Hettinger (1997) and Pojman (1998) are divided on the issue, but both make very salient points insofar as the philosophical basis for affirmative action is concerned. Hettinger (1997) and Pojman (1998), while taking opposite stances on the issue of affirmative action, do not necessarily disagree with each

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