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The (Phallic) Father of Femininity, 2004.
An analysis of feminist debate regarding to the generation of the psychoanalytic self.
954 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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This paper looks at how, in his essay ?Femininity,? the father of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, defines the early intellectual and emotional socialization of girls as a state of growing hostility towards the mother. It looks at how this initially hostile view of feminine consciousness and subconsciousness at the founding of psychoanalysis assumes that many feminist theorists would entirely disdain Freudian conceptualizations of the self, development, and the human psyche altogether, and how, indeed, many have. It also shows how other feminist theorists have attempted to reformulate Freud in a more creative and fertile fashion in terms of female subjectivity.
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"For instance, Judith Butler has suggested that rather than a given, gender is a ?performance,? in other words, an assumed body of characters, and a style of being that makes use of such symbolic tropes as the phallus, rather than something inherent to the self that transcends culture, as is suggested by Freud?s essay on ?Femininity.? (Butler 121) Butler goes even father than creating a distinction between sex and gender, that is between social notions of female and male behavior and physical female and male bodies, and suggests that even the notion of two sexes is itself a linguistic and cultural construction and myth. To undercut the emphasis on anatomic representation in Freud, Butler stresses that gender and notions of femininity and masculinity can be performed with outer and totemic representations, representations and signs that can be assumed both by bodies traditionally gendered as male or female, or even bodies that are denied by the hegemonic text of our culture, such as hermaphrodites, that avoid gender distinction altogether."
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The Relationship of Stereotypical Femininity to Codependency and Related Traits, 2001.
An in-depth and thorough dissertation which examines the general nature of the relationship between traits commonly associated with femininity and pathological codependency.
14,389 words (approx. 57.6 pages), 48 sources, MLA, $ 249.95
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This paper examines and critiques the construct of codependency by exploring the extent to which stereotypically feminine characteristics are associated with codependency and related aspects of psychological distress and dysfunction. It explains that the definition of codependency by mental health professionals lacks a clear, categorical, standardized definition of the construct; codependency has never been thoroughly examined in a scientific and empirical manner that is methodologically and statistically sound.
This study further researches and characterizes the differences as well as the similarities among individuals identified as codependent in order to create a broader understanding of the features of this construct. The paper predicts that women possessing high levels of these stereotypically feminine traits will exhibit higher levels of codependency. In addition, it hypothesizes that these women will display more depression, more anxiety, less assertiveness, and have lower self-esteem than women who are less "feminine." The findings reveal that femininity is significantly and positively related to codependency, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem and a lack of assertiveness, thus supporting all five hypotheses. It concludes that the codependency is related to femininity and pathology, and these factors must be considered by mental health professionals when assisting the codependent individual. A unique finding of this study is that of the variables studied, codependency, depression, and anxiety is most strongly linked to femininity.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Statement of the Problem
Study Purpose
Importance of the Study
Research Hypotheses
Definitions
Review of the Literature
Gender-Role Identification
Codependency in Women
Popular Self-Help Books
Methodology
Overview of the Study
Participants
Materials and Measures
Procedures
Data Analysis
Results
Results Regarding Hypotheses
Summary
Discussion
Conclusions
Implications for Mental Health
Implications for Social Considerations
Limitations
Recommendations
References
Appendix 1:Informed Consent Letter
Appendix 2: Survey Instrument
Appendix 3: BEM Sex-Role Inventory
Appendix 4: Self-Esteem Scale
Appendix 5: Anxiety Scale
Appendix 6: Assertive Self-Report Inventory
Appendix 7: Beck Depression Inventory, SF
Appendix 8: Research Project
Appendix 9: Faculty Sign-off Form
Appendix 10: SIRB Application Cover Sheet
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"The goal of this investigation is to investigate the construct of "codependency." A literature review indicates that codependency is an imperfect construct, one that confounds traditional measures of femininity with judgments of varying degrees of pathology. The problem of classifying women's behavior as pathological is widespread in the field of psychology, as well as in the general public, and needs to be addressed. An assumption that feminine behavior is pathological automatically places women in a position of inferiority, which they must then make efforts to overcome. Recently, for example, the diagnosis of hysteria, which was formerly used to pathologize women, was removed from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV). The current research will investigate whether codependency is more closely related to certain personality traits than to behaviors that are defined as traditionally "feminine." "
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Femininity in "Kubla Khan" and "Jane Eyre", 2006.
This paper illustrates the feminine projections in "Kubla Khan" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Bronte.
1,619 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 52.95
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The paper discusses Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem "Kubla Khan" and Charlotte Bronte's novel "Jane Eyre" and highlights how ideas of the masculine and feminine are used to help create meaning. This paper describes these two works and their use of the feminine archetype. In "Jane Eyre," ideas of masculinity and femininity are used to show that individuals are made up of both feminine and masculine traits. A similar use of the feminine archetype is seen in "Kubla Khan" where the opposites of the feminine and masculine archetype are used to represent good and evil.
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"The poem "Kubla Khan" is about a vision of heaven on earth. The poet imagines this heaven on earth, but on creating it on earth it is seen that it can never be a true paradise. The problem is that there are forces of evil on earth that alter the paradise and make it less than all good. In this way, the paradise can only ever be a dream and can never be realized. While the dream is the subject of the poem, it is also saying a lot about the nature of reality and life on earth. It is showing that there exists both good and evil and that these must remain in balance. The feminine archetype is used as a way of representing the two opposites that have to be in balance, where the feminine archetype must be balanced with the masculine archetype. In the vision of the poem, this balance is not present and the world presented is strongly female. At the same time, the female archetype represents everything that is good. However, in reality the world is strongly masculine, which is why heaven cannot exist on earth."
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Femininity in "King Lear", 2008.
This paper discusses the central role of femininity, or lack thereof, in Shakespeare's "King Lear."
942 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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The paper describes each female character and their specific role in the play, "King Lear". The paper also examines the absence of a mother figure and how that may have affected each of the female characters. The paper further points out that the sisters' unseemly and unladylike behavior was a challenge to the norms of the time. The paper stresses that this makes the play not boring and monotonous and then shows how the absence of femininity is key to the unfolding of the play.
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"Goneril, the most unscrupulous of the sisters is by far the leading force of selfishness and greediness in the play. Her ideas are closely followed by her sister Regan, she wants to have the most control, and is possibly the cleverer of the two. Goneril is definitely portrayed as being out of control and lacking the right intellectual tools for being a leader. One could also say it is simply because she in not a man that Shakespeare portrays her as completely incapable. Many male rulers in subsequent time were indeed greedy and selfish but their ability to rule was not questioned. Goneril does not fall into the role women played is his time as subordinates who were only able to raise children and had no business in political affairs. In seeking to uproot this norm, however, she becomes so caught up in getting what she wants, she falls back into the stereotypical role of a woman who has no place in the political realm and plunges her country into chaos and turmoil."
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Sports and Femininity, 2006.
An examination of the relationship between sports and the social construction of femininity.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 6 sources, $ 53.95
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For many centuries, since at least the time that the Greeks inaugurated the naked-men-only Olympics, sports were largely considered to be the domain of men. Sports were associated with power, strength, aggression, courage, assertiveness, competitiveness--and all of these attributes were considered natural to men, but unnatural in women, according to the strictly defined gender binary that dominated most societies, prescribing opposite (and supposedly complementary) roles for men and women. This paper discusses the historical view, held in most societies about women and sports, that athleticism in women was somehow unfeminine. The paper also looks at how this perspective changed in many countries during the 20th century.
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The Relationship of Stereotypical Femininity, 2002.
This paper examines the extent to which stereotypically feminine characteristics are associated with co-dependency and related aspects of psychological distress and dysfunction.
8,684 words (approx. 34.7 pages), 39 sources, MLA, $ 182.95
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An investigation into the psychology of distress and codependency as a result of feminine behavior and characteristics. The writer looks at the classification within psychology and general society of women's behavior as pathological and addresses the issues related to this. The paper includes a review of relevant literature citing a number of references to the topic. The writer then looks at popular self-help books as relevant to this so-called pathology. The research is aimed at a validation of the construct "codependency" and uses a real experiment with analytical results to present the conclusions.
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"The goal of this investigation is to investigate the construct of "codependency." A literature review indicates that codependency is an imperfect construct, one that confounds traditional measures of femininity with judgments of varying degrees of pathology. The problem of classifying women's behavior as pathological is widespread in the field of psychology, as well as in the general public, and needs to be addressed. An assumption that feminine behavior is pathological automatically places women in a position of inferiority, which they must then make efforts to overcome."
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Femininity in Sherlock Holmes, 2007.
An analysis of the theme of feminism in Arthur Conan Doyle's two stories, "Scandal in Bohemia" and "The Adventure of the Yellow Face".
860 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 30.95
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This paper examines how Arthur Conan Doyle's two stories "Scandal in Bohemia" and "The Adventure of the Yellow Face" are very interesting in their treatment of the female protagonists, as they reflect the condition and the image of women at the end of the nineteenth century.
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"In the other story, The Adventure of the Yellow Face, Holmes is again outwitted by a woman. This time Holmes fails deciphering the thinking of the woman who hides her little black girl from her old marriage from her husband. He wrongfully concludes after finding out the facts, that she actually hides her husband who is supposed to have been dead. Again, he is fails to read the woman's mind, who proves to have act much better than he supposes. Thus, both stories point to the way in which the nineteenth century men regarded cleverness in women as an absolute exception, and therefore, as Holmes terms it, any smart woman would be called "the woman": "He used to make merry over the cleverness of women, but I have not heard him do it of late. "
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Masculinity and Femininity in "Twelfth Night", 2004.
An analysis of how sexuality and gender differences are presented by Shakespeare in "Twelfth Night".
2,179 words (approx. 8.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 67.95
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This paper examines how the play "Twelfth Night" by William Shakespeare, is concerned essentially with deception on various levels. It looks at how although deception is often a comic device, in this play it is often a means of deepening the ideas, allowing the audience to explore gender and sexuality, mainly through Orsino and the Viola/Cesario plot.
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"With the part of Viola, Shakespeare immediately presents the idea of gender confusion and interchangeability between the sexes. When the play was first performed, the cast would have been entirely male, so by the end of the first scene, the audience is aware that we have a boy playing a girl who is playing a boy on the stage. These levels of ambiguity suggest that gender roles will be important. Shakespeare then continues to explore this throughout the play, through the character of Cesario (Viola in disguise) and his relationships with other major characters such as Orsino and Olivia. Orsino sends Cesario to seduce Olivia on his behalf, and, unfortunately for the duke, Olivia falls in love with Cesario. The reasons for this are dramatised at the end of act one, scene five. Olivia asks Cesario to explain what he himself would do if in Orsino's position of lust towards her, so effectively asking his opinion of Orsino's technique and encouraging him to imagine that he loved her himself."
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Jung's Father Archetype in Children's Literature, 2005.
A description of how the absent father in different children's stories is representative of the Jungian yearning for a father figure.
1,247 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 42.95
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This paper describes three stories and how the Jungian archetype influences the story. The paper first discusses the Walt Disney movie, "Song of the South", explaining how the Jungian father archetype can be found in the story because there is an absent father that is replaced by another father figure. Next the paper discusses the European children's tale, "Max and Moritz" which is a cautionary tale about what happens to children that grow up without a father. Lastly, the paper discusses the story of "Cinderella", explaining that it is representative of the the father-as-lover archetype.
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"Historically, children's literature has always had a place in our lives. No matter how old we grow, we can relate many of our adult observations to the tales of our childhood. Having been fortunate to grow up in a family from two different cultures, I heard tales from old Europe from my Mother, and the rich tales of the southeastern United States from my Father. In considering Jung's theory of the archetype, there are three tales that come to mind. First, the movie "Song of The South", which tells stories of the South that my grandfather grew up in. Second, the tale of Max and Moritz, a cautionary tale for children told throughout Europe for hundreds of years. Finally, the classic "Cinderella" which, thanks to Disney, has become a favorite of all children born in the US in the last fifty years. These three tales all demonstrate the father archetype that Jung describes in "The Personal and the Collective Unconscious." These tales are classic examples of stories that appear in a variety of cultures, and all share a common thread- the absent father. Jung would have told us that the unconscious desire for someone to fill the archetypal role of father is at the root of all these tales. The absence of father theme in these three stories will show the human need for the archetypical father figure as nurturer, disciplinarian, and as lover."
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A Father's Rights, 2006.
This in-depth paper presents a comprehensive legal analysis into the rights of biological fathers.
4,635 words (approx. 18.5 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 119.95
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This well-researched paper analyzes the role and rights of the biological father in adoption proceedings, while drawing upon an examination of relevant case laws. This paper details the history of the adoption process which was legally recognized in the U.S. in the 1850s, with the inception of the first adoption statute. The writer of this in-depth paper examines the Supreme Court's recognition and willingness to recognize and expand the rights of biological fathers in cases of adoption and / or custody matters. This paper provides a general overview regarding the current status of unwed fathers' adoption rights. This paper examines California law pertaining to the rights of the biological father. This paper discusses California's current stance on the issue, which is that the courts utilize the best interests of the child standard when considering whether the biological father presents a substantial risk of detriment to the child's well-being. While the other hand, other courts have argued that the best interests of the child standard should no longer be the primary consideration in the determination of whether the court should terminate an unwed biological father's rights. This paper cites numerous case studies containing relevant information to this particular topic. This paper details the case of Pena vs. Mattox, in which the biological father argued that his due process rights were violated when his parental rights were terminated by the adoption of his child. The writer contends and explains why are there are no clear guidelines establishing how courts should decide adoption cases involving fathers' rights, and as a result these rights have slowly evolved in favor of the father.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
General Adoption Information / History
A Father's Constitutional Rights
California Courts & Adoption Law
Role of the Supreme Court & The Present Status of Biological Father's Rights
Future of the Adoption Process
Bibliography
Cases Cited
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"Whatever method courts decide to use, it is of paramount importance that these disputes be resolved in a quick and efficient manner. Dragging custody disputes out over long periods of time only serves to cause emotional harm to everyone involved, especially to the child whose future hangs in limbo while the case slowly moves through the courts. By implementing a uniform system of deciding these cases, forum shopping will be avoided. Consequently, multiple courts will no longer be asked to hear the same case, as happened in the Baby Jessica case. This will surely lead to faster adjudication and resolution of these disputes and, consequently, to less psychological trauma to the children caught in the middle."
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Infant-Father Attachment, 2002.
A discussion of infant-father attachment and the impact on the development on the infant.
3,568 words (approx. 14.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 99.95
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This paper examines, through a literature review, the infant-father relationship. It looks at how most research has illustrated the importance of infant-mother relationship, without an equal consideration of the role of the father in infant-father relationships even though with the changing family structure and social beliefs, more fathers are spending time with their infants. It evaluates how expectant fathers want to be a part of the birthing experience and how the surge of interest by fathers has given rise to many studies that have sought to establish the impact of early father-infant bonding on their relationship later on.
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"The renewed scientific interest in the early seventies explored the stereotypical perception of fathers who were regarded as harsh disciplinarians and could not interact intimately with their infants (Rosenblith, 1992, p. 484). A study conducted on Australian fathers revealed that only 34 percent of the fathers believed that they could take care of their children (in Rosenblith, 1992, p. 484). However, another study revealed the complexity of some fathers? feelings toward these stereotypical notions. In the study, although most of the fathers? conceptions of their roles cohered with the stereotype, they also believed that fathers should be emotionally responsive and play with their infants (Rosenblith, 1992, p. 484). Therefore, even though they shared some stereotypical beliefs, they also possessed ideas that veer radically away from stereotype."
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Father-Daughter Relationships in Shakespearean Plays, 2002.
The paper analyzes the use of father-daughter relationships in the plays of William Shakespeare, and focuses on the influence the daughter often possesses over her father.
1,164 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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The paper looks at the importance of the father-daughter relationship to the playwright and the Sixteenth Century society he wrote for. The paper highlights the Shakespearean play "King Lear" as containing the perfect example of such a relationship, in the way King Lear loved Cordelia, his third daughter. The paper also examines other heroines of Shakespeare who have also been shown in roles as daughters, where they either help their fathers or become a source of genuine comfort for them.
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"The relationship between a father and his daughter is one of the most beautiful bonds that Nature has created and is unique in the sense that it provides both the concerned parties a kind of comfort that is missing from father-son relationship. Why this happens is probably not known. But the answer to this question is certainly grounded in psychology, which makes one authority figure deeply care about a younger dependent of opposite sex. While it was in recent times only that we came to learn and appreciate the significance of this bond, Shakespeare was a genius to have felt, detected and illustrated it in 16th century when he used his plays to highlight the beauty and worth of this important connection."
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Infant-father Attachment, 2000.
An examination of the impact of attachment on a child's development including the changing father's roles, compared to mother-child attachment, research problems, marital stress, work outside home and more.
3,150 words (approx. 12.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 111.95
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The subject of this paper is infant-father attachment and the impact on the development on the infant. Most research has illustrated the importance of infant-mother relationship, without an equal consideration of the role of the father in infant-father relationships. However, with the changing family structure and social beliefs, more fathers are spending time with their infants.
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"The subject of this paper is infant-father attachment and the impact on the development on the infant. Most research has illustrated the importance of infant-mother relationship, without an equal consideration of the role of the father in infant-father relationships. However, with the changing family structure and social beliefs, more fathers are spending time with their infants. In addition, expectant fathers want to be a part of the birthing experience. In a 1981 survey, 95 percent of men looked forward to being in the delivery room (Rosenblith, 1992, p. 484). The surge of interest by fathers gave rise to many studies that sought to establish the impact of early father-infant bonding on their relationship later on. Therefore, discovering the impact of a father's interaction with the infant can be significant in promoting the overall well..."
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Fathers in Poetry, 2002.
A paper which analyzes four poems and shows how relationships with fathers are expressed through these poems.
1,935 words (approx. 7.7 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 61.95
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A paper which studies four poems - Lucille Clifton?s ?Forgiving My Father?, Theodore Roethke?s poem ?My Father?s Waltz? , Raymond Carver?s ?Photograph of my Father in his Twenty-Second Year? and Sylvia Plath's "Daddy" - and the poets' relationships with their fathers. The paper shows how the four poets have each tried to assess the essential relationships in their own childhood through exploration of the meaning of their interactions with their fathers. It discusses how in each of these poems there is a sense of loss or disappointment and a sense of anger as each poet considers the ways in which his or her father betrayed the child that they once were.
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"Too many parents, and we see this especially in Lucille Clifton?s ?Forgiving My Father? try to compensate later in life for what they did not do when their children were younger ? but this remains something that is almost impossible for the children to forgive. It is as if firefighters came to the scene of a disaster years after the family home had burnt to the ground ? pleading that they were busy doing more important things in the meantime ? and then wondered why it was that people were not grateful to see them still."
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