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Gender and Society, 2005.
An analysis of the basis of gender beliefs in society.
2,475 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 5 sources, $ 97.95
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This paper discusses gender theories and the way in which gender attitudes begin at birth and are constantly reconstructed by societal expectations. The paper discusses the possibility of changing gender attitudes, however concedes that society would need to be restructured without these beliefs, and that that is highly unlikely.
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"Gender and Society Society has created a world in which people consider gender foremost in their lives. Judith Lorber contends that in every element of the social order society constructs expectations for people based on gender beliefs, and that without thought society conforms to these ideas, creating a continuous cycle of a world that is based on gender theories (13). Parents begin the cycle of gender attitudes that are the product of societal thought. While these gender beliefs may be varied depending on the country that has created them, they remain with men and women throughout the duration of their lives. Many contend that changing gender attitudes can be accomplished within the social order, and yet, these same theorists acknowledge that in order to change gender beliefs society would have to be restructured without gender ideas to alter the foundation that currently exists in life."
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Gender and Society, 2006.
A literature review of theories of concepts of gender and society.
2,721 words (approx. 10.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 81.95
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This paper discusses the notions of agency, narration and voice as they link to the theories of Judith Butler in her conception of the place of gender. It also examines the notions of Gayatri Spivak and her emphasis on representation as a burden which suppresses minorities, Sherry Ortner in her distinction between gender and sex from a cultural perspective and De Lauretis in her distinction between women as representation and women in real life.
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"Butler's understanding of political engagement, as requiring a constituted subject, will serve to lay the premise for the notion of agency as I wish to analyze it within the text. Foucault's theorization of the subject's relation to forces of dominance identifies the body as a site for their intersection. This configuration challenges myths of the unified subject that is in control of "his" own life because the subject, according to Foucault, is constituted. Butler utilizes this concept to discuss how political engagement has to begin with this belief in the constituted, fragmented subject that appropriates the structures of his/her own subjugation, in order to turn these structures against themselves-a process she terms the "infinite process of resignification.""
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Gender in Aboriginal Societies, 2002.
An analysis of gender relations in Aboriginal societies.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 71.95
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This paper examines Australian aboriginal society. It finds that men are considered sacred, while the women are seen as profane. Indeed, the world of the aboriginal Australians is very much male-oriented.
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Society and Gender, 2006.
A discussion regarding the relationship between society, biological sex and gender roles.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 5 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper discusses the notion that the most important thing about human beings is what sex they are. According to this paper, from the time we are born, our sex has an influence on how society views us. It has a major influence on what we do in our lives, and in what society thinks it is correct for us to do. This is true in all human societies of today and previous times. Moreover, most people think that sex is a simple, uncomplicated matter. They think that all children are born male or female, and then behave in the correct way according to this throughout their lives.
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Culture, Society and Gender in 17th Century England, 2008.
An analysis of the letters between Henry More and Anne Conway and what they reveal about the characteristics of seventeenth century English society.
2,280 words (approx. 9.1 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 70.95
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This paper looks at what the personal correspondence between noblewoman Anne Conway and intellectual Henry More - as well as at least one letter from her brother - reveal about the characteristics of seventeenth century English society. More specifically, the paper looks at the social ramifications of the age, the religious predilections of the period, the preferred consumption patterns of upper-class women, and the proximity of death to those alive during the period as all of these items are touched upon by the private letters exchanged between friends and family. Ultimately, the paper argues that Anne Conway was saddled with a variety of social conventions and burdens that even her social status could not help her evade.
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"Moving onward, the correspondence between Henry More and Anne Conway is marked (in many, but not all, instances) by an abiding interest in religion - one very good example of this occurring in one of the early letters sent by More to Conway shortly after she had been married (More, "21: Henry More to Anne Conway," 53-55). In any case, it should be borne in mind that the seventeenth century was an age of high religiosity - not unlike the century before it which produced the Reformation and then Counter-Reformation - and More's religious sentiments are extraordinary manifestations not only of his own interest in, and believe in, the Christian faith, but of the extent to which the thought of the age among even the most lettered persons was informed by Christian sensibilities. "
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Cross-Cultural Gender and Gender Relations in Horticultural Societies, 2002.
This paper examines the gender roles in horticultural societies.
1,990 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 63.95
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This paper shows the difference that agriculturists, sedentary lifestyles, and social differentiation made in gender relationships.
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"The first evidence of agriculturists, sedentary lifestyles, and social differentiation that archaeologists and anthropologists have distinguished come from groups termed Horticulturists. Though the past record remains relatively scant in regards, anthropologists have used existing ones as a locus of study and interpretation. More numerous than surviving hunter-gatherer groups, horticultural societies also show an incredible range of gender diversity between groups, more numerous, in fact, than any other extent societal model. The quantity of studies that has come as a result of this are astounding. Those done in the area of New Guinea alone, home to at least two hundred different horticultural societies, provide ample evidence to add weight to the debate of nurture over nature, by sheer examples of the differences in living and understanding gender roles in such a relatively small and homogenous environmental area. "
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Gender Roles, Marriage and Society in "Pride and Prejudice", 2000.
A look at Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" as a historical account of gender roles, marriage, and society in the early 19th-century, and the character of Elizabeth Bennet which constitutes a critique of traditional norms of women's behavior.
947 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 1 source, $ 33.95
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"Jane Austen?s Pride and Prejudice can be read as an historical account of gender roles, marriage, and society in the early 19th-century. Most of the characters in the novel embody traditional 19th century standards. However, the character of Elizabeth Bennet constitutes a critique of traditional norms of women?s behavior. Her independence, intelligence, and bold personality do not hold to a traditional 19th-century view of women. Elizabeth?s rejection of Mr. Collin?s proposal does not conform to the submissive role that women were expected to adhere to. Elizabeth has no respect for the existing economic classes as seen by her rude disposition to Lady Catherine on her trip to Hunsford. Further, Elizabeth?s carefree and independent nature simply does not agree with the traditionally expected role of women."
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Gender Issues and Third Gender Problems, 2002.
A look at how transsexuals fit into society.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 53.95
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This six-page undergraduate paper discusses gender from anthropological perspective and finds out how transsexuals are treated in different societies of the world. While males and female may fight each other over who is stronger, they are the fortunate ones for they belong to two accepted genders but for transsexuals adjusting to the norms of restrictive societies may not be easy as they are not considered a part of the social fabric in many cultures of the world.
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Gendered Technologies and Gendered Jobs, 2002.
A comparison between women studying and working with computer technology and the sciences in North America and women studying science and technology in Asia.
3,150 words (approx. 12.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 115.95
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Explores how the gendered development of technology in a research setting impacts the gendered use of technology in the industrial or commercial setting, as well as the cultural barriers to women's advancement in the high-tech economy.
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Gender Socialization, 2002.
A paper which examines the role of gender-specific toys on gender roles in society.
1,543 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 50.95
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The paper shows that gender roles are perpetuated and learned through gender socialization and that toys are considered a type of gender socializing agent. The paper argues that social formation of gender by the means of toys is detrimental to the whole equity of society, because it reinforces gender differentiation and sexism. The paper gives several examples of toys which promote gender-specific messages such as baby dolls and play make-up for little girls. Finally, the paper looks at ways to reverse gender stereotyping in our society and shows how several toy manufactures are shedding the gender stereotypes on their products.
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"Thus, gender distinctions imposed by societal culture and framework define the behaviors of male and female individuals, which are arranged in a pattern. Women cannot do the things prescribed for men, and vice versa. Hence, we observe that toys are a form of gender socialization, which in turn, transmits the gender roles. In turn, gender roles contribute to cultural and social framework, which are imposed upon newborns through the socializing agents, such as toys. This forms a cycle that explains how gender role socialization reflects and constitutes the framework of the American society."
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Gender Roles, 2006.
An in-depth discussion regarding gender roles in society.
1,622 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 52.95
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This paper reviews and discusses the issue of gender roles. According to the paper, gender roles are defined as the ways that society expects men and women to act, based upon what society and long standing tradition says is appropriate for men and women. The paper further discusses how these roles have been open to interpretation in recent generations due to a better understanding of gender roles and the realization that each person is unique and, as such, may behave in a unique way in terms of what his/her gender expression might be. The paper also explores various dimensions of the terms and expectations of gender definition in an effort to better understand the topic itself.
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Socially Defined Terms-Masculinity and Femininity
Male Gender Roles- Followed and Violated
Female Gender Roles-Followed and Violated
The End of a War and the Beginning of a Battle
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"When the war concluded and the men returned home, and to their regular jobs, it is true that many women returned to their home maker roles and left the working world behind. For a spirited few, however, the taste of an identity and ability to contribute by working outside of the home was not something that they could simply forget. Rather, many of these women stayed in the workforce, and it is likely that their husbands became the ones staying home. Undoubtedly, this was the case in the households where men returned from World War II too sick or injured to be able to work. Whatever the reason, the gender-shattering working woman was in force and here to stay."
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Egalitarianism across Gender Roles, 2006.
This paper examines the traditional roles of men and women and the division of labor according to gender in prehistoric societies, while focusing on two particular primitive cultures, the hunters and gatherers and the pastoralists.
1,378 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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The writer of this paper analyzes the great differences between the hunter/gatherer societies and that of the acquisitive societies and questions whether or not they are comparable to today's modern society. This paper details the gender roles in hunter/gatherer societies which are distinguished by the fact that each unit of that society performs essentially the same function as any other unit. Men were supposed to be physically stronger than the women and the more rational of the two. This fitted them for work outside the home in the positions of manual laborer or creative thinker while women were envisioned as being physically more delicate and also decidedly more emotional. Society, therefore, placed women within the confines of the home and family. This paper also examines the culture and traditions that were essential to the acquisitive societies, which are very similar today's modern society, in that wealth, prestige and success were the prime determining factor in the relative egalitarianism, or hierarchical qualities found among these cultures.
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"Women were best suited to raising children, being good and attentive wives, and on the whole - when they chanced to work outside that environment - to provide functions that were still regarded as "feminine": nurse, teacher, domestic, etc. In general, however, it has always been the belief of serious students of humanity that these gender roles are even more strictly defined among those human societies that have not yet reached the level most would term "civilized." Primitive man, so called, was represented as being even more completely bound by prehistoric tradition. Within these societies, men and women fulfilled the roles handed down to them by ancient archetypes; life being in great measure an endless reenactment of prior conditions."
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Gender and Behavior, 2002.
A look at the concept of gender roles in society and the effect that society has on forming these roles.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper discusses the different roles of men and women in society and how the very concept of "gender" has created problems for people. It is because of social conditioning that men and women view some tasks as more suitable for their gender while they feel they are unfit to carry out the jobs assigned to the opposite gender.
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Gender and Sex, 2005.
This paper discusses the concepts of sex and gender with relation to society.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 31.95
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This article provides an analysis of how the concepts of sex and gender are essential in understanding human nature and society. In this paper, the effect of the socialization process on gender roles and norms is examined.
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"The concepts of sex and gender are essential to understanding human nature and society, primarily because gender roles and norms often result as the outcome of the socialization process. Both psychologists and sociologists have argued that personality formation is inherently linked to gender by the forces of both nature or genetics and biology and nurture or the conditions of the environment as they directly impact upon males and females. From birth, infants of both sexes are conditioned by parental and other adult responses to ... "
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Society and Women's Sport, 2005.
A review of how society views gender and how this has affected sports and the sporting arena.
2,475 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 10 sources, $ 97.95
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It is only recently that women have been permitted to participate in almost any sport, both in an amateur and in a professional capacity. This is largely due to the fact that our society generally views the ideal of female and male, as polar opposites. This view is the main factor influencing this issue, but not the only one.
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"Sport is shaped by our society, and our society is largely based on an ideal of female and male as polar opposites. This rigid notion of gender has shaped the way sport is practiced in our society. This is one reason why it was only recently that women were allowed to participate in most sports, both on an amateur and a professional level. It is now often thought that women have broken through the barriers and claimed sports as a realm in which they have an equal right to participate. However, the battle is not over."
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