Abstract This paper explains that, since the rapid popularity and use of the internet in the United States and around the globe, pornography and the viewing of pornography on-line seems to have mushroomed tremendously, resulting in more violence, less general empathy and understanding and a general moral decay of the principles and ideals which make up a civilized society. The author points out the dangers of child pornography, violent pornography that shows rape and violent acts toward women and pornography based on a dominant/submissive theme, whether geared toward men or women. The paper relates that studies show that men who are relatively at high risk for sexual aggression are more likely to be attracted to pornography and to become more aroused and more disposed to act aggressively toward women and even children.
From the Paper "Another researcher, Catherine Helen Palczewski, notes that more and more women believe that pornography berates and belittles women, and that "pornography is the ideology of a culture which promotes and condones rape, woman-battering, and other crimes of violence against women." Thus, this prevalent aspect of pornography leads to a general degrading of women and a societal acceptance of that degrading as a norm. This is illustrated by many other forms of media, from advertising to film and television, where often the women are portrayed as little more than sex objects."
Abstract This paper examines the act for the submission of the clergy (1532) in context of the English Reformation as a remarkable period. It explains how King Henry VIII made official his break with the Catholic Church a mere 11 years after being declared its Defender of the Faith for opposing Martin Luther.
From the Paper "The English Reformation came about as a result of many dovetailing forces. As is often the case with defining periods in history timing was all-important as centuries of Catholic corruption collided with the onset of a grand theological debate across Europe ..."
Tags: henry viii, act for the submission of the clergy, act of supremacy, english reformation, anne boleyn, martin luther
Abstract This essay examines how August Strindberg's play, "Miss Julie", treats the issue of power, focusing on three elements: psychological domination and submission; the relative social status of the two principals; and the issue of gender-bending. The paper demonstrates how all of these elements relate to each other, with a common theme of changes in power balances.
From the Paper "An element of psychological domination and submission is introduced early in this play. Nowadays we might use terms such as dominatrix, or SM (sadomasochism), but these terms are not explicitly used in the play. However, it is quite clear that these kinds of psycho-sexual power games are in fact occurring, as the two principals vie with each other for power."
Abstract By analyzing the story "The Wife of Bath" by Geoffrey Chaucer in his "Canterbury Tales", this paper examines the Wife's views on the topic of sovereinitee (or dominance) in marriage as revealed in her Prologue, and analyzes how her opinions on the subject influence her Tale. It analyzes the Wife's identification with the old woman in her Tale, or rather, how the wife projects her own opinions and concerns on the character of the old woman and includes close readings of passages from the Tale. It also discusses how the Wife's construction of the old woman reveals the importance she places on female sexuality as a form of agency, as the main tool for gaining power, or sovereinitee, in marriage. Through the character of the old woman, the Wife reveals her fear of growing old and losing her most powerful weapon.
From the Paper "In Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, the Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale focus on the power relations between husbands and wives, and on which party should have ?sovereinetee,? or dominion, over the other. The wife herself believes, not in equality between husbands and wives, but in a wife's control over her husband. She and Janekin struggle for this "sovereinetee" during their fight at the end of the Prologue. She justifies her belief by insisting that both husband and wife may only coexist in contentment and satisfaction if the wife achieves domination. Once the Wife wins complete control, she no longer needs to manipulate Janekin to gain power; her weapons of manipulation, primarily her sexuality, become pointless and she can give him whatever pleasure he desires. Her Tale is strongly biased by her own, often uninformed, opinions, and mirrors her views on the subject of marriage and "sovereinetee". The knight's wedding night with the old woman, in particular, mirrors the Wife's power struggle with Janekin, for the old woman in the Wife's Tale seems to represent an idealized version of the Wife herself. The old woman's ability to become young again serves as a scenario of wish-fulfillment on the part of the Wife, who has concerns about getting old since her sexuality comprises her main form of agency, serving as weapon for her to gain power in marriage. Without her looks, she is scared of losing power in the struggle for domination. She fully reveals this fear and the desire to remain young in her description of the old woman, who initially has no power over her husband since she cannot control him sexually, but also has the ability to return to youth and thus regain her power."
Abstract This paper discusses the role of domination and examines the relationship between domination and resistance. The paper discusses how the relationship between domination and resistance has given rise to a social interaction by which we are trained to use each other. Specifically, the paper discusses the social mechanism of mankind and how this impacts the way that individuals interact with one another.
From the Paper "In this society, man cannot be totally free. He is bound by the processes of acculturation that have been handed down as inherent from each society, the retention of a hierarchical ordering in which the dominant always abuse their superiority status and by imposing honed elements of domination such as exploitation, degradation, and humiliation on the subordinate classes. This is done not only to satisfy the dominator's own ego and sense of power, but also to keep the dominated in a state of subordination and maintain the hierarchical social order that has placed the dominator in the position of power. Meanwhile the subordinate continues to resent and inwardly resist the fact that they are being subordinated, while harboring notions of resistance and revenge. The very nature of the social mechanism of mankind has trained individuals to hide their true feelings and attitudes towards each other as a social survival instinct."
Abstract This paper will account for the domination of the Israeli forces that are in combat with Palestinian soldiers for the Gaza Strip and other territories that the two factions are fighting for. The analysis will focus on why these two armies fight and cannot seem to make a resolve for the areas that they are fighting for. This paper will also describe the fighting, why it is happening and argue for the side of the Israelis. An analysis of why the Israelis have dominance over their Arab neighbors will be discussed.
Abstract The paper explores how a dominant culture can create a devastating effect on the less dominant groups of a society in a variety of ways namely; isolation, usurpation of power and economic deprivation. The article cites American literature to qualify the view points stated.
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Economic Deprivation
From the Paper "When a dominant culture exerts cultural influence so strong that it eliminates cultural influences of any segment of society, the result is isolation of the subdominant culture. This isolation is both physical and psychological.
Toni Morrison describes such a dynamic in eloquent simplicity in her book The Bluest Eye. The book opens with words familiar from early reading primers in which a white family is so strongly presented as the norm, the black children in the story are surrounded by stereotypes with no one that is remotely similar to them or to their families. The author emphasizes the constant bombardment of these "foreign" cultural influences by repeating the passage while gradually running all the sentences and, finally, even the words together to represent the effect of a virtual backdrop from which they feel completely detached."
This paper discusses the elements of male dominance seen in three pieces of Asian literature: "A Posthumous Son" by Ye Shaojun, "When I was in Hsia Village" by Ting Ling, and "Xiaoxial" by Shen Congwen.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 3 sources, 2006, $ 80.95
Abstract Male dominance can be seen in the works, "When I Was in Hsia Village" by Ting Ling, "Xiaoxial" by Shen Congwen, and "Posthumous Son" by Ye Shaojun. The paper discusses the similar elements of male dominance seen in all three stories such as images of muscularity, fallen women, the status of women, and arranged marriages. The paper asserts that the way women have been treated in the past shows that women need to continue to fight for their rights and freedom.
Abstract The paper argues that the USA has achieved its position of dominance by exporting and imposing its culture and values, as well as by developing a very powerful army. The paper shows how cultural and military dominance are closely inter-related because they support and reinforce each other. The paper portrays how today the USA continues to succeed in extending its military and cultural hegemony over the entire world.
From the Paper "There is clear evidence that the USA is utilizing its huge army to dominate the world. This is shown by the fact that - although it is nominally a member of organizations such as the United Nations - it nevertheless will defy such organizations when it sees fit. For example, the United Nations opposed the invasion of Iraq in 2003. However, the USA went ahead with the invasion anyway, defying the United Nations. This was despite the fact that Iraq had never threatened the USA in any way. As we know, this war has turned into what many regard as another Vietnam - an un-winnable, apparently endless war in which thousands of lives are being squandered for no good reason."
Abstract This paper examines the globalization of culture and how the American popular culture shapes it. It investigates how economic dominance, communications technologies, social and political events influence global mass media. The paper also describes the role of the English language in creating a single world culture.
From the Paper "When we look at the dominant form of culture that characterizes our society today, it is often referred to as "globalization". But to many, this idea of a unified world is characterized by the concept of "Americanization". To a large extent, the shared culture around the world is becoming more and more influenced by American culture. There are many reasons for this, but primarily these are the result of the economic dominance of that nation, the development of global systems of communication, and the spread of English as the new international language. The following paper will address all of these issues in order to fully understand the reasons why the United States has a stranglehold on the global market in mass culture."
This paper discusses that the dominant media culture in our county controls the media, education, and other "cultural linkage" institutions, leading the public decidedly in one direction.
Abstract This paper relates that the dominant media culture is the minority, but it controls the majority of cultural influence pipelines. The author points out that the media conglomerates are successful because they present a diverse political and cultural viewpoint that the nation has not heard since CBS, NBC, and ABC took over control of the media centers of the country over 50 years ago. The paper concludes that the process of understanding the political landscape is ultimately the individual?s, not the media's, responsibility.
From the Paper "According to Common Cause, the big media companies are making their voices heard via large contributions to government legislators in order to gain majority access to the commercial air waves. They are accused of pushing through new rules that allow the huge corporations to buy up more and more media outlets such as television stations, cable networks, radio stations, and newspapers. The results, according to Common Cause, are that we will all be turned into mind numbed robots by the media monopoly. Deregulation, they say has made media outlets less diverse, less inclusive, and less involved with local communities."
Abstract This paper examines how socio-linguistic study shows that men and women use language in different ways, which all too often leads to male-female mis-communication. It looks at how, although the dominance approach and the difference approach are the two main viewpoints in analysing gender and language, some linguists have taken a position somewhere in between the two. It explores these theories and concludes with the author's viewpoint on the subject.
From the Paper "The dominance theory emphasizes the idea that linguistic differences in women and men's language exist as a result of men's power and women's subordination. The dominance approach considers linguistic differences to be a result of traditional social differences i.e. that of man in the role of power, and woman in the role of submission. Man's authority and woman's inferiority are mirrored through their linguistic behaviour. This research focuses mainly on a variety of features, such as the use of tag questions, interruptions, questions, standard forms and minimal responses."
Abstract This paper is an analysis of author Kate Chopin's inherent message in her works that male dominance of women often limits female self-identification and self-understanding. It looks at how Chopin's focus on how the emotional and sexual suppression of women impact their self-identity. It provides biographical details of Chopin's life.
From the Paper "Through symbolism imagery irony dialogue and other literary devices, the fiction of Kate Chopin often focuses on the emotional and sexual suppression of women in a male dominated culture. Her most famous and critically received work is.."
Tags: Emancipation, The Awakening, The Story of an Hour, gender, oppression, identity, self fulfillment, roles, norms
Abstract This paper analyzes the new emphasis placed on space dominance by the U.S. military policy, as explained by Chalmers Johnson in "The Sorrows of Empire". The paper also looks at the politics of the Bush Administration in the post 9/11 era and how this affects U.S. space policy.
From the Paper "In his review of Chalmers Johnson's "The Sorrows of Empire", Erik Riker Coleman maintains that, from the author's perspective, the policies pursued by the Bush administration in the aftermath of the attacks were a radical ramping-up of the imperial project both abroad and at home. This radical project aimed at total military dominance, includes billions in expenditures aimed at reinforcing and expanding the massive space capability of the U.S. In an unapologetic and strident manner the U S aims to achieve total space domination in..."
Tags: Afghanistan, imperialism, space planes, weaponry, troops, casualties, Space Commission, Bush administration, terrorism, September 11
