Abstract
The paper addresses four questions about film and film adaptation from classic literature and theatre. The paper presents the statement "No matter how concrete and specific an author's diction, his or her verbal language is ultimately unfixed and unspecified (Desmond & Hawkes, 35)." This is explored in terms of race, gender, genre and censorship.

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""No matter how concrete and specific an author's diction, his or her verbal language is ultimately unfixed and unspecified (Desmond & Hawkes, 35)." This is most certainly the case in terms of the adaptation of "Rear Window." As a short story, Cornell Woolrich's "It had to be Murder" (later to be re-titled "Rear Window") was a tale of isolation. When Alfred Hitchcock and screenwriter John Michael Hayes took over, the story to be made into a feature film, they needed more than isolation for a formidable story. It worked well in a literary context, but for a feature, it was too..."

Tags:film, adaptation, analysis

Abstract
The paper explores four books which are linked by the trauma of the women characters - "The Bluest Eyes" (Toni Morrison), "Jasmine", (Bharati Mukherjee) "Bastard Out of Carolina" (Dorothy Allison), and "White Oleander" (Janet Fitch). The paper shows how each book involves the story of a young woman who suffered abuse through no fault of her own and that although they take place at different times, different locations and to different types of young women, they are linked. The author touches on the thread of abuse towards women in real life.

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"As a young girl she shows her strength when she saves the village women from a wild dog. Throughout her life in India, Jasmine, a young Punjab girl undergoes a series of changes. She is the embodiment of the fatalistic beliefs of the Hindu religion as she goes through cycles that allow her to become a mature woman in a new country, America. The story is told from the perspective that young woman in America as she recalls the life she lead in India, and how she came to America. Behind her is the oppression of females. Ahead of her is hope for a better life. In her is the clash of beliefs from the fatalistic Hindu, to the optimistic American. Along the way her name is changed several times until she winds up with the non-ethnic Jane, instead of Jasmine."

Tags:sociological, Astrid, Magnussen, Pecola, Cholly, Bluest, Eyes, Toni, Morrison, Jasmine, Bharati, Mukherjee, Bastard, Carolina, Dorothy, Allison, White, Oleande, Janet, Fitch

Abstract
The paper discusses a research which examines the impact of same-gender grouping during benchmark test administration on the performance of sixth grade science students who have otherwise received instruction in a co-gender classroom context.

Outline:
Objective
Introduction
Methodology
Key Terms and Definitions
Purpose of the Study
Significance of the Study
Literature Review
Summary of the Literature Reviewed
Conclusions

From the Paper
"The work of Thomas S. Dee entitled: "Teachers and the Gender Gaps in Student Achievement" offers an insight into the gender gaps that exist in education in today's schools. It is stated by Dee that: "this study presents new evidence on whether assignment to a same-gender teacher influences educational outcomes. And it uses these evaluation results to discuss how the gender interactions between students and teacher may shape the early evolution of gender gaps across academic subjects." (2006) Furthermore, the educational outcomes examined in this study include teacher perceptions of a student's performance and student perceptions of the subject taught by a particular teacher. These subjective outcomes are useful simply because they are educationally important outcomes that provide a complement to the results based on achievement scores." (Dee, 2006) The following table lists the 1999 NAEP scores stated by Dee in by subject, age and gender."

Tags:gender, gaps, benchmark, assessment

Abstract
This review of literature starts from basic sociological studies and statistical analyses, such as those provided by Public Health Canada, Census Canada and the World Health Organization, and moves on to cross-cultural studies. Further literature under review includes work that aims to reconsider the stability of categories such as 'gender' or the 'elderly'. Ultimately, this particular literature review indicates the need to move in a direction of study which aims not only to reiterate the ever-changing status quo, but to understand the links and interrelationships that give rise to it.

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"As a topic of interest to pursue in this literature review, and for the remainder of my research in this course, the relationship between gender and aging might seem deceptively straightforward. We all hold, consciously or not, a number of assumptions and stereotypes about gender and its relationship to aging, and about aging more generally. The vague impressions we take as fact are probably influenced and determined, to a great extent, by half-truths gleaned in part from solid research, but also too often from hearsay. As a specific starting point for my review of the relevant literature I was working from a general impression that, within an aging population, women are more likely than men to experience..."

Tags:sociology, gender, aging

Abstract
This paper is a review of some recent and / or relevant academic research and literature regarding a possible statistical relationship between locus of control and gender. The paper presents the issue and then launches into an analysis of that literature, moving from studies with significant results to ones with mixed results to ones that found no statistically significant relationship between the two.

From the Paper
"The purpose of this paper is to act as a literature review of contemporary academic research into the relationship that exists between locus of control and gender. It has long been assumed that locus of control is gender significant. Many researchers have held that any research into locus of control must take into account the differences between genders that might exist. In fact, those researchers ascertain that there is a difference between genders in this regard, with males more likely to possess the prized internal locus of control and women dependent on the seemingly less developed external style locus of control."

Tags:locus, control, gender

Abstract
This paper examines studies pertinent to identifying the difference in economic assistance programs and development efforts targeting Third World women, as well as strategies that are currently being employed to improve the economic status of this significantly disadvantaged group. Based on the reviewed studies, several research hypotheses are formulated for qualitative testing.

From the Paper
"This research consisted of a review of the existing literature on gender economics in the context of the developing countries of the Third World. The examined literature consisted of studies pertinent to identifying the difference in economic assistance programs and development efforts targeting Third World women, as well as strategies that are currently being employed to improve the economic status of this significantly disadvantaged group. Based on the reviewed studies, several research hypotheses were formulated for qualitative testing. These were..."

Tags:Gender, economics, Third, World

Abstract
The paper discusses how cyberspace presents unique challenges for feminist theory and ideology, nonetheless, feminist theory is increasingly being applied to questions of cyberspace, especially as it affects and alters gender identity. The paper examines three critical studies that discuss the intersections of identity and the Internet. By way of conclusion, a determination is made as to which of the authors presented provides the most useful critical stance for feminists interested in investigating the cyber realm.

Tags:gender, identity, cyberspace

Abstract
This research focuses on one of the strategies that have been used for improving the learning of both boys and girls--that of testing single-gender groupings of students. The research focuses on a comprehensive middle school in South Carolina where this strategy had been implemented. Although single-gender groupings of students have been seen as one way in which the learning of boys and of girls might be enhanced along with other strategies, the long-term effectiveness of single-gender groupings as an appropriate intervention strategy has yet to be established.

Introduction
School Profile
Statement of the Problem
Literature Review
Major Nationwide Studies
Before and After Studies
Academic Studies
Gender Differences in General
National and Large-Scale Studies
Before and After Studies
Academic studies
Methodology
Program Rationale

From the Paper
"During the last decade of the twentieth century many heads of schools, academic researchers, policy-makers and the media expressed much concern about an apparent 'gender gap' between girls' and boys' achievements in public schools. The gap varies in its nature at different key stages, and across subjects (Arnot et al., 1998). Research has been wide-ranging, focusing on a number of explanations and confirming the complex and multifaceted nature of the situation in schools."

Tags:teaching, styles, mentoring, schemes, literacy, issues, merit, systems, curriculum, teachers, principals

Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to review the literature on the topic of the sociology of sex and gender. It compares and contrasts the different beliefs that explain the role of sex and gender in society. It begins by reviewing various works that define and differentiate between the terms "sex" and "gender." The works explored include feminist studies and works originating in the Victorian era. The paper then explores the importance of the familial environment on gender identification, referring to works on the Oedipus complex and concluding with a study that investigates differences in attitude among males and females concerning sex.

From the Paper
"Lets begin by focusing on how sex and gender are defined and differentiated. An article in Sex Roles: A Research Journal explains that psychologists who study the psychology of gender have struggled with distinguishing the terminology. The term "Sex" refers to the anatomical aspects of being a man or a woman. ("Gender and Society") On the other hand the term "Gender" usually refers to the behavioral, social, and psychological characteristics of males and females. (Pryzgoda) The article reports that in recent years studies conducted involving intersexed infants has caused sociologists to question the meaning of sex groupings and theories that are based on the experiences of intersexed and transgender people. (Pryzgoda) Regardless of this new concern it is safe to conclude that people who research the sociology of sex and gender would probably agree that they are not synonymous terms. (Hunt)"

Tags:belief, definition, feminist, Victorian, familial, environment, identification, Oedipus, complex, attitude, male, female

Abstract
This study examines the nature and effects of race and gender on managerial progression within the investment banking industry. It attempts to prove that race and gender have the potential to negatively impact a minority's ability to progress in the industry. Successful advancement opportunities, in theory, should be contingent upon an individual's skills, abilities and work history; unfortunately, time and time again, this theory has been disproved by statistical data, which indicates that race and gender do, in fact, impact on employees' potential for achievement. The study focuses on the managerial progression of candidates, both male and female, of minority and non-minority descent within the U.S. and the U.K. It also details the importance of developing more comprehensive recruiting and promotional activities targeted specifically toward these populations. The paper concludes that equality measures implemented thus far have not been efficient in attracting and promoting candidates.

Table of Contents
Abstract
List of Tables
List of Figures
Chapter I: Introduction
Problem Statement (or Purpose)
Significance of the Study
Assumptions
Limitations
Definitions (or Acronyms)
Chapter II: Review of Relevant Literature and Research
Chapter III: Research Methodology
Research Technique
Research Design
Survey Population
Sources of Data
The Data Gathering Instrument
Distribution Method
Reliability
Validity
Treatment of Data and Procedures
Chapter IV: Results
Chapter V: Discussion
Chapter VI: Conclusions
Chapter VII: Recommendations
Appendixes: Bibliography, Tables, Interview Questions

From the Paper
"Research also reveals that at least within the United States, finding African American presence among the highest levels of responsibility at Wall Street firms including financial institutions and investment banks is not nearly as difficult in modern times as in historical times (McCoy, 1992). Black finance professionals have actually "built impressive track records with their own investment firms" (McCoy, 1992).
The good news however is tempered by statistics that reveal that in general there are still very few African-Americans and like minded minorities working in managerial positions overall within the nation's leading investment banks (McCoy, 1992). This is even truer for minority women, who often face double discrimination, being an ethnic minority and being a woman. Statistics also reveal that few black finance professionals are currently "coming through the pipeline" to help statistics (McCoy, 1992)."

Tags:corporate, governance, Civil, Rights, Act, ECEO