Gender and Sexuality papers

Examines changing roles and status of women, including issues of economics, work, society, politics, marriage, law, major figures and sexuality.

Compares views of male-female relationships and marriage in Hemingway (Brett and Romero), Woolf (Clarissa and Richard) and Austen (Elizabeth and Darcy).

Examined as a form of communication and shows how it is related to sexuality, gender differences, jealousy, in workplace, school & on TV.

Critical review of work on last 19 months of the author's lover's life.

Critical review of work on the treatment of sexual dysfunction, based on learning to express intimacy & eroticism.

Causes & effects and an overview of the reproductive system. Looks at aspects of aging, drugs, psychology and stress.

Types (herpes, HIV), causes & effects, diagnosis, incurability, treatment & prevention.

Examines 1996 Supreme Court decision ending males-only policy. Looks at opposing opinions, the impact on VMI & other colleges and what the future holds.

Argues for castration as best deterrence against repeat male sex offenders.

Overview of traditional & emerging male roles in marriage, work, society and law.

Compares psychological concepts, approaches, goals of transactional analysis (Berne) & male-female communication patterns (Tannen).

Critical review of work arguing against traditional methods of safe-sex education & for revolutionary approach to stop AIDS.

Examines causes & effects of gender gap in learning math, social sterotypes & teacher bias, anxiety & self-image, examples, cultural support and solutions.

Impact of physical differences on male & female behavior & identity, compared to sociological influences.

This paper examines the incidence and causes of workplace violence. Includes examples of and looks at costs to the organization and suitable responses and solutions.

Examines causes, theories (genetic, biological, psychobehavioral, bioenvironmental), research, hormones, sex-role socialization and family influences.

Critical analysis of anthropologist's findings, errors & biases in study of sexual activity & attitudes in tribal culture.

Reviews study of hardships of lives of patients in mental institutions.

Examines abstinence as option in sex education in public schools. Discusses laws, public attitudes, criticism, liberal & conservative views, safe sex and, disease.

Critiques & compares books on sex in society, love, prostitution, mating choices, morality and guilt.

Legal, social, psychological & religious factors affecting acceptance of sexual expression by individuals & couples.

Argues against a special federal law protecting rights of gays at work. History of gay social activism & legislation, discrimination, morality and alternatives to federal law.

Critiques & compares books on sexual development, pathology, eroticism and homosexuality.

Overview of society's changing views; looking at legal & scientific issues, political activism and the issue of AIDS.

Analyzes the author's feminist perspective on sexual liberation and repression, Freud and talking about sex vs. enjoying sex.

Discusses its definition, incidence, types, racial and gender factors, laws, social conditioning and recommendations.

Examines the growing market for a variety of male health and beauty products.

Reviews the growth and development of the gay rights movement. Discusses early history, but focuses on key developments such as the Stonewall riots and AIDS.

Effects of lesbian parenting on psychosocial functioning, emotional health, sexual identity and self-esteem, compared to heterosexual mothers.

Theory & practice, humanistic techniques, patient-therapist relationship, interventions, role of family and effectiveness.

Analzyes biases, injustices, myths, history & reform of system, focusing on welfare mothers & absentee fathers, public opinion, economics and child-rearing.

Causes & effects of stress associated with formation of sexual self-image & relationships, focusing on gay teenagers.

Legal & aesthetic analysis of sadomasochistic photos, critical responses, theory of art, censorship, Cincinnati pornography trial.

Critical review of collection of 14 essays on impact of AIDS, sexual dysfunction, treatment.

Examines relationships based on power & control in Arthur Miller's [The Crucible], Amiri Baraka's [The Dutchman], Caryl Churchill's [Vinegar Tom] & David Henry Hwang's [M. Butterfly].

Analyzes memory play's plot, structure, characters, themes of love & deception.

Critical analysis of logical & ethical flaws in author's argument for right of gays to serve in military.

Significance of erotic sculptures in Hindu temple in India. Construction, religious & sexual meanings, yogic aspects, iconography.

Examines theories (social learning, gender role, symbolic interaction & stress) to explain why more men than women work as corrections officers.

Examines differences in ways men & women communicate at work & effect on who talks, who is heard, what work gets done & who gets credit for it.

Examines Albert Bandura's learning theory of personality, views on aggression & role of gender modeling in aggressive behavior.

Critique of the movement to redefine the institution of marriage to include gay couples.

Discusses social & economic benefits to partners. Arguments for & against same-sex marriage. Legal domestic partnerships vs. traditional marriage.

Economic reasons for legal & illegal migration. Impact on U.S. economy & American workers.

Uses Dr. James Gilligan's book "Violence: Our Deadly Epidemic & Its Causes" to explore violence in James Baldwin's "A Fire Next Time" & Bill Mckibben's "The Age of Missing Information." Issues of shame & poverty.

1988 book on author's lover who was stricken with AIDS. Presents political & ethical arguments. Role of denial.

Gender equity issues. Impact of more women in organizations. Historical impact of organizations founded by and for men. Challenge for managers.

Analysis of book of study on the psychological mechanisms of why and how people choose, keep & disregard their mates. Author's use of evolutionary theory.

Discusses emotion of shame as a major factor due to social & familial issues; psychological distress and disorders.

Changing policies from exclusion to "Don't Ask-Don't Tell." Economic costs. Arguments against gays in armed forces. Discrimination issue. Policies of other countries.

Discusses biological & cultural influences on social attitudes. Analyzes concepts of "feminine" & "masculine."

Overview of changes in traditional gender roles. Effect on men. Media portrayals of the masculine role (TV commercials & movies) which perpetuate traditional images & myths of male behavior.

Popular, shorter version of 1992 authoritative study of sexual practices in U.S. Discusses issues & social theories & methods.

Reviews studies on battering of lesbians by their partners; lack of resources, incl. Shelters; societal issues.

Argues that penalties imposed on female convicts should be different than those of male defendants convicted of same crimes. Historical relationship of women to judicial system. Motivating forces.

Discussion & evaulation of 1981 book which is a guide to sexual fulfillment.

Risk, inheritance & environmental factors. Effect of belief system. Differences between women & men re: alcohol addiction/abuse. Abstract.

Examines history of gender-based work; labor in post-industrial society; challenges to traditional divisions of labor; impact of two-income family.

Examines issues of gender in U.S. Connection between male behavior & violence.

Sociocultural analysis of 1994 book on transgender movement. Defines types of intersexual people. Civil liberties issues.

Consequences in workplace. EEOC 1999 guidelines. Differing gender and cultural perspectives.

Argues that the anti-impotence prescription drug is not an effective solution for improving relationships.

Role of gender in human sexuality. Authors employ social constructionist view, rather than biological differences.

Discusses several leadership styles employed by women managers. How leadership styles are affected by gender. Brief history of women in workforce.

Discusses cases of two women on Death Row for capital crimes (Cathy Henderson & Erica Sheppard).

Collection of 16 young adult stories in "Am I Blue?" that deal with gay & lesbian teens, their friends & parents. Positive message conveyed.

Examines differentiation between the two genders formed by role of popular culture. Adverse effects on boys & girls of cultural stereotyping.

This paper states the most disastrous aspect of the AIDS virus --- apart from the millions of lives that it has taken --- is that it initially affected social groups, already widely stigmatized, and because of this, what might have been controllable.

An examination of the media's influence on body image.

An examination of the issue of gay parenting in the United States.

The rising infection of minorities within the United States, and preventive measures that must be implemented.

The growing rate of infection of HIV in women, and the consequences of the shifting demographics.

A study of philosopher Michel Foucault's "Discipline and Punish" and Sandre Lee Bartky's "Femininity and Domination" and their views on power struggle.

An analysis of "The Pursuit of Attention: Power and Ego in Everyday Life" by Charles Derber.

A paper which discusses the conflicting gender roles of males in relation to females.

A literature review on the theories, methods and studies that have attempted to explain the roles that sex and gender play in society.

An analysis of the sexual satisfaction of individuals and how it relates to their body image.

A study of the feminist concepts of Audre Lorde through her book, "Sister Outsider: Essays & Speeches".

An argument about whether sexually explicit advertising causes sexual desire.

An explanation of this theory which divides men and women into two separate groups. It shows that according to various research, men and women are brought up in ways so as to speak on different levels to one another.

An analysis of the film and play, "M. Butterfly" by David Henry Hwang.

A paper on the gay rights movement in the United States of America and the development that has taken place over the years.

A paper which examines what exactly constitutes political correctness.

A look at the legal definition of pornography as per the opinion of Catharine A. MacKinnon.

A discussion about the history of prostitution and the current state of this profession.

This essay on the film "Mrs. Doubtfire" discusses the social values of the story and the technical aspects of the thematic content of the film.

A review of the film "Disclosure" by Barry Levinson starring Michael Douglas and Demi Moore.

A discussion of the restrictions and problems that exist for HIV carriers in the workplace and how their medical costs should be covered.

A history of pornography and how it is perceived through the ages.

A gay and lesbian literary criticism of "Happy Endings" by Margaret Atwood.

A discussion of the gay and lesbian effort to carve out a place for itself in society in the face of stigma and criminalization.

An examination of the role of Vita Sackville-West in the creation "Orlando" - Virginia Woolf's 1928 fictional biography.

A discussion of the modern norms, customs and practices of romance.

An exploration of gender inequality in American schools.

An examination of the laws against discrimination to HIV/AIDS patients.

A study of how the different sexes express emotion.

The paper studies the disparity between the education of males and females in Papua, New Guinea.

An analysis and evaluation of the role of sexuality and race in defining the social position of women during the years 1607 ? 1890.

A discussion on identity - how it is formed and judged, with a focus on racial identity, gender identity and class identity.

A comparison of the restrictions of gays in the American army to the previous restriction of women in the army.