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Relationship Between Gender and Work, 2001.
Examines history of gender-based work; labor in post-industrial society; challenges to traditional divisions of labor; impact of two-income family.
2,925 words (approx. 11.7 pages), 17 sources, $ 103.95
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"In order to explore the relationship between gender and work, it is essential to define the fundamental difference between sex and gender. Sex refers to the biological distinctions between male and female based on reproductive organs and functions. On the other hand, gender is a social construct that reflects the interaction between biology and sociological factors such as class, culture, race and the individual. Coltrane and Collins delineate the difference between the two terms clearly in Sociology of Marriage and the Family: ?Gender reminds us that the social roles of being male and female are largely produced by the culture, while sex refers..."
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Gender, Work, Power and the Family, 2007.
This paper explores the relationship of gender, work, power and the family in terms of their roles, rights and obligations.
1,910 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 60.95
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This paper explains that gender, work, power and the family are complicatedly intertwined. The author points out that cultural ideologies cause gender inequalities, which contribute to the maldistribution of power among family members. The paper relates that this maldistribution of power among family members influences their roles, rights and obligation resulting in women often being overloaded with their jobs and family obligations. The author believes that today's typical family life style and gender inequalities originated in the industrialization of the late-nineteenth century, which brought a new form of the family life and cultural ideologies. The paper contends that the valuation of women in the job market largely affects the valuation or position of women in their family because men's higher earning power gives more power to men and less power to women.
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"The women's struggle with their dual role and the men's persistent lack of interest and full participation in domestic work often overshadow their family lives. Some result in divorce and women usually take the custody of their children. However, many men are unwilling to support their ex-wives and children financially. Therefore, divorced single mothers suffer from financial burden and come to ask for the government welfare. According to Robert Scheer (1994), "the vast majority of welfare recipients are single mothers and their children"."
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Gender and Work, 2005.
This paper provides an analysis and response to three articles regarding the matter of gender relations and work.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 35.95
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This essay is a response to three articles dealing with issues regarding gender and work. The writer discusses the first article that points out that the feminist discourse is missing from IS information. The writer then comments on the second article that examines wage inequities that are based on gender as one travels further up the status ladder in the workplace. Finally, the writer examines the third article that concerns how embodying masculine stereotypes affects interaction at work for men.
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"All three of these articles deal with gender relations in the workplace in ways that are not immediately obvious, and in so doing, they add greatly to our understanding of how gender in the workplace really functions. It seems, in fact, as though this is an issue that can and should be explored on several distinct levels. The most obvious ones have, to a large degree, been explored and may be on their way to being remedied."
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Gender at Work, 2007.
This paper discusses gender in the workplace and looks at writing gender into social security law.
1,441 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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This article concerns the gender bias that most policy makers seem to have. The writer discusses the blatant sex typing and discrimination of women at work in spite of the fact that it is possible to prove that women are at par with men in performing any job well. In this article the writer examines the 'Social Security Act' of 1935 and looks at its effects. The writer argues that gender bias has existed from time immemorial and although no one person would be able to offer an immediate solution to the problem, perhaps awareness could be one solution. The writer concludes that while women have to bear the label of being dependent on their men, in order to avail of pensions and other benefits in their old age, they also have to tolerate a lower pay scale and other sex typing.
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"At no other time was the Act attacked than during the seventies, and the reason for this may have been that in order for the government to decide on who exactly would be eligible for benefits, legislators would have to agree upon who was a worker, and who was not, and these arguments were unfortunately based on the ideologies of race and freedom, and also on gender. During the 1930s, most old people needed relief, and this was brought in by the American Association for Old Age Security, which would provide aged persons with two hundred dollars every month to spend as they wished, but this legislation brought in a feeling of dependence and insecurity, and to combat this, insurance was brought in. according to this plan, ageing workers would have to be removed form the workforce, but with dignity, and therefore, policy makers created a program that would be more in relation to work, and not to citizenship."
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The Reversal of Gender Roles in the Works of Henry Fielding, 2001.
3,050 words (approx. 12.2 pages), 12 sources, $ 89.95
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This paper explores the shifting cultural values about gender and sexuality in Henry Fielding?s time (the eighteenth century). The paper also explores influences on his writings by investigating dramatic works of the ancient Greeks and English works from previous centuries. The important issues exposed in this paper are: 1) How gender roles have been formulated, 2) how they have been contradicted, and 3) how society limits the individual.
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"Fielding was a pioneer in exploring issues of female sexuality, although he is not necessarily endorsing it. Read further to investigate women?s studies was explored in previous centuries."
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Changing Patterns of Gender Relationships, 2006.
This paper discusses the social and political influences on changing patterns of gender relationships in the modern period.
3,375 words (approx. 13.5 pages), 7 sources, $ 133.95
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This paper surveys changes in gender relations in the modern period, with specific reference to the social, political and economic influences that contributed to these changes. The approach taken is to consider these changes by discussing how they are reflected in selected works of literature, and also to discuss the social, political and economic influences that led to the changes.
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"The modern period has seen immense changes in gender relations. Like all changes, these can be traced to social, political and economic influences. In addition, also like all changes, they are reflected in the literature of their time."
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Gender Relationships in Turkey, 1995.
This paper discusses the changes in traditional gender roles caused by societal modernization in Turkey: Male dominance, family, marriage, impact of Islam, work and foreign influence.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 11 sources, $ 55.95
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"Gender relationships in contemporary Turkey are experiencing dynamic change. The source of the changing relationships between the genders in Turkey is societal modernization. Some elements of Turkish society desire to develop a stronger European orientation and identity for the country, while other societal elements desire to retain Turkey's traditional Islamic heritage. For gender relationships, this clash of ideas means not only change in the character of such relationships, but also means that disharmony characterizes many relationships at both societal and familial levels.
Introduction
Turkey is emerging as a modern nation in the last years of the twentieth ... "
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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 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 and Altruism, 2007.
An analysis of the relationship between gender and altruistic behavior.
759 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 27.95
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This paper discusses and assesses whether there is a relationship between gender and altruism. The paper defines altruism and discusses the results of a survey conducted to determine if any differences exist between males and females tendency to perform altruistic acts. It concludes that independent t-test results from the data showed that generally, there is no established significant relationship between gender of the individual and his/her propensity to commit acts of altruism.
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"The feeling of being "at one with the other" is an important concept that must be taken into consideration in understanding altruism. What the findings showed is that altruism is best assessed not by the degree of help that one gives to the other, nor the feeling of empathy that is generated from the situation or scenario presented. The concept of oneness is found to be significant with the assessment of altruistic behavior (Maner et. al., 2002:1605). In the scenarios mentioned earlier, which yielded the highest and lowest mean score responses from both male and female respondents, the feeling of "oneness" is evident in the car scenarios, since all respondents felt positively and negatively for the "jumpstart" and "flat tire" scenarios, respectively."
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Stress Behavior at Work, 2006.
An overview of a questionnaire designed to determine the relationship between age and gender in respect to individual stress management strategies.
2,572 words (approx. 10.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 77.95
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This paper presents a discussion and analysis of a questionnaire survey designed to compare and contrast age and gender in relationship to the types of stress and the individual's stress management techniques. The paper explains that the ultimate goal of conducting such a survey was to find ways and means of reducing work-place stress.
Table of Contents
Abstract
Preliminary Problems Encountered
The Construct of the Study
Survey Results
The Age Gender Relational Report
Additional Findings
Conclusions
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"These preliminary issues settled work on the information-gathering vehicle was commenced. Here too the issue of anonymity became quite important. In this preliminary phase it was found that each outlet or store - as a result of a very small potential employee pool upon which to draw - presented us with a wide variety where ages and genders were concerned. After assembling a database of the age and gender along with location in the three geographical regions was completed the list of candidate outlets or stores was placed upon the table for interactive discussion between our practice and the client's Human Resources Director."
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Gender and Alcohol Consumption, 2002.
A study of the relationship between gender and alcoholic consumption and whether a correlation exists between the two.
2,006 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 63.95
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This paper aims to identify a correlation between gender and alcoholic consumption by analyzing gender-related data concerning alcohol consumption and determining correlations not only between gender and alcohol consumption, but also between the issues within gender that might play as catalysts to the alcohol consumption. Through analyzing the results of different studies, it shows that the social, psychological and economic factors influencing the drinking of the genders differ in many ways. It discusses whether there really is a gender gap despite the fact that many studies show that men consume far more alcohol than women and examines changes in alcoholic consumption trends, it seems that women are consuming more alcohol today than in the past.
It looks at the differences in consequences of alcoholic consumption between genders and how the reasons why women drink, the way they drink, the way it affects their bodies, and the way they recover is entirely different than for men.
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"The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) has applied various methods of research regarding gender differences in response to alcohol consumption. According to NIAAA, alcohol research involving humans has traditionally been mainly focused on males. Only in recent years have studies realized the importance of including women in this topic.
Early conclusions from alcohol-related studies reveal increased vulnerability of women to damage by alcohol. NIAAA reports that within a shorter period of drinking and with less overall intake of alcohol, females are more vulnerable to the development of liver cirrhosis and brain damage due to alcohol abuse (Norton et al. 1987)."
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Gender and the Industrial Age, 2002.
This paper demonstrates the relationship between changing gender perceptions and the Industrial Age in Europe.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 80.95
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This paper uses information based on three novels especially "North and South" by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell.
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Gender and Test Anxiety, 1995.
Discusses the relationship between gender of high school and test/academic performance. Examines expectations, fear of failure and cause-effect analysis.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 13 sources, $ 55.95
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"GENDER ASSOCIATIONS WITH TEXT ANXIETY AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
Introduction
A test is any measurement that yields quantitative data. A high school examination is a test, and the numerical grade received on such a test is a measure of student academic performance. Anxiety generally is a feeling of mingled dread and apprehension about the future without a specific cause for such fear, while test anxiety is a more specific phenomenon in which a graded test is the source of fear. The specific nature of this fear is that one will score low on the test at hand.
Gender and Test Anxiety
Sharma and Sud (1990, pp. 183-201) found that female high school students experience higher levels of test anxiety than do males ..."
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