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Sexual Identity and Socialization, 2002.
This essay compares and contrasts four different works on the topic of the formation of the sexual identity and sexual socialization.
2,220 words (approx. 8.9 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 68.95
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This paper critically examines some of the works published concerning the creation of one's sexual identity as well as the various agents of sexual socialization at work on modern-day youth. The chosen texts are: "In the Same Boat? The Gendered (in)experience of first heterosex?, "?Was it Good For You Too??: Gender Differences in First Sexual Intercourse Experiences?, ?Sexual Messages on Television: Comparing Findings from Three Studies" and ?Effects of Neighborhood and School Environments on Transitions to First Sexual Intercourse?.
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"The first of these works, ?In The Same Boat? (...)? was primarily interested with illustrating first sexual experiences from a feminist stance. It states that ?first sex? is more of a rite of passage for men than for women, using the idea that a male becomes a symbolic ?man? upon the act of first coitus, while a female becomes a symbolic ?woman? upon reaching puberty, and the onset of menstruation."
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Identity Politics and Social Change, 2005.
This paper discusses the connection between and effects of identity politics upon new social theories.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 2 sources, $ 71.95
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The topic discussed in this article is identity politics. Essentially, the writer looks at the question of how identity politics drive new social theories like feminism, critical race theory and post-colonial theory. A number of topics are examined ranging from social organization and gender to oppression.
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"A number of newer social theories have developed that are driven by identity politics. Some of the most important of these social theories are feminism, critical race theory, post-colonial theory, lesbian and gay theory. What all of these social theories share is a new understanding of identity. In African Identities Anthony Appiah states, 'There are, I think, three crucial lessons to be learned from these cases. First, identities are complex and multiple and grow out of a history of changing responses to economic, political and cultural forces, almost always in opposition to other identities'."
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Sexual Identity on CNN's "Talk Back Live", 2002.
This paper is a research project that evaluates the degree to which there is sexually identity communication on CNN's Town Hall style program, "Talk Back Live".
2,725 words (approx. 10.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 81.95
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This paper first reviews the feminist literature on communication between and among men and women. The author in her research project asks questions about gender communication differentiation in more structured environments such as CNN's program. The author reports reviewing fourteen transcripts between October 21st and November 12th and comparing the three different types of verbal communication: Man-to-Woman, Man-to-Man, and Woman-to-Woman. This paper concludes that the study showed very limited gender biases and that the producers actively counterweighted any bias to maintain the show?s image of circumspection and impartiality.
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"The first thing that the "Talk Back Live" transcripts revealed about gender identities was the nature of the positions played by men and women on the show. Women weren?t in positions that were ?inferior? to those of the men, but men were consulted by the host of the show about a number of topics considered the traditional domain of men, and vice versa. This was much more apparent than the nature of the way people were addressed by the anchors, which sounded almost pre-scripted. When the men would explain these topics, the female host would keep quiet, not asking many questions."
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Commodities and Sexual Identities, 2005.
This paper explores the ways in which people use commodities to construct and express sexual identities.
1,949 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 62.95
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In this article, the writer questions whether items owned by individuals are used to secretly express feelings without speaking. In the course of the essay, the writer draws upon points from various sources in an attempt to discuss the ways in which commodities are used to construct and express sexual identities. The writer concludes that there is no doubt that there is a correlation between the forming and expressing of sexual identity and the purchasing of commodities to heighten that expression or image. The writer maintains that commodities can be used to create an identity, variate an identity or perhaps to just further emphasize an identity.
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"In all these cases, there is one association formed between the product and an element. Lynx attracts females. The cause is the application of the fragrance, the effect is that females are attracted. Therefore, it can be assumed that if a male wanted to express his sexual identity he could purchase Lynx with the idea that it will transform him into a guy that would be seen as a sex symbol to other females."
"As we live in a capitalist society, we tend to feel a lack of control over the occurrences in our life as we grow up. This is coupled with the fact that while growing up, the notion that money is power is brought upon us - with power representing happiness. Therefore, it is not surprising that people try to find a possible way to control the environment around them. It was found that consumption offers a form of control over oneself and how one is perceived socially."
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Adolescent Sexual Identity, 1996.
Causes & effects of stress associated with formation of sexual self-image & relationships, focusing on gay teenagers.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 5 sources, $ 47.95
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"Research into the stress experienced by children and adolescents emphasizes the significance of sexual identity as an especially important component in the maturation process. Intervention into the adolescent's problems of identity development will most often implicate development of sexual identity, or orientation, as a significant factor relating to developmental stress. The turmoil of late childhood and adolescence will be discussed, as well as the particular problems faced by young people coming to terms with their sexual identities. As one might anticipate, the problems of adolescence relating to sexual identity are significantly greater for gay and lesbian youth.
The stress inherent in coming of age has begun at an earlier age than in previous centuries. Due to better nutrition..."
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Sexual Identity, 2007.
An analysis of issues facing counselors working with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons.
2,106 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 66.95
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This paper discusses certain general themes that can be identified as common concerns for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons. The paper particularly discusses issues that may be faced by this population group in a counseling setting and how counselors should be educated in ways to assist with identity development, which is a common concern faced by this group.
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"Researchers further report that ones consciousness of trans-phobia has been raised since learning of the intensity and frequency of harassment directed against differently gendered individuals. Although the sexual orientation of many gay, lesbian, bisexual people may not be immediately apparent to others, many transgender persons do not or cannot "pass" (conceal the fact that they are differently gendered) and, therefore, are the most frequently targeted group for social persecution. They further reported that "We do not think any of us in the majority who fit into the normative gender categories of male and female can imagine the paradoxical situation of being very obvious and yet invisible at the same time. Perhaps, most of all, our experiences with the transgender have taught us", as Laird (1999) suggested, to realize our serious professional obligation to take the stories of our transgender clients into the professional literature and into the streets to enable a more humane and just world for all gender identities. (Carroll, Gilroy & Ryan, 2002)"
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Class Cultures and Sexual Identities, 2002.
A review of Edmund White's article entitled, "Sexual Culture".
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 1 source, $ 53.95
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This paper reviews the article by Edmund White, "Sexual Culture". The topics discussed are: setting a class context for sex, bourgeois repression, sexual polarities and affiliations, male privilege and gay culture and the limitations of a gay culture as an explanation.
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Identity and Sexuality, 2006.
This paper examines how sexual identity helps to define one's identity regardless of sexual orientation.
1,765 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 56.95
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The writer of this paper explores how one's sexual identity begins to develop at an early age but may differ greatly depending on gender and culture. This paper also explores the role the social environment plays in the development of a sexual identity. This paper also discusses the term sexual orientation which presumes a person aligns themselves with certain categorical labels such as heterosexual, homosexual or lesbian.
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"Sexual identity varies so greatly from person to person and depends on so many factors and circumstances. Some people may not know their sexual identity for man years, largely due to social pressures and fears. It is important for people to understand that sexual identity does not have to remain aligned to any sexual preference for all their lives."
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Socialization and Identity in East and West, 2006.
This paper compares Western structures of socialization with those of the Eastern societies.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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This paper discusses the social mythology of the West surrounding the "American dream" and how it is predicated upon consumption and individual achievement. Under this model, Americans consider that they can find fulfillment and happiness by the attaining of a number of "concrete" manifestations of social and economic status: cars, a suburban house, a nuclear family. The paper then compares Western structures of socialization with the structure of socialization in the East and explains that, while the Western world - in this case, the United States - is defined by individualism directed towards self-fulfillment, the Asian world is defined by a harmonious balance of the East and the West.
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Social Identity, 2003.
An analysis of how institutions help to construct social identities.
2,530 words (approx. 10.1 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 87.95
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This paper discusses the ways in which institutions help to construct social identities. The paper uses various paradigms to consider how identity is constructed in two different settings: a secondary school and a trauma center emergency room. The paper contends that the processes of identity-building is impacted by education, as well as other socializing factors.
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"Working in the spirit of Goffman's study of the psychiatric clinic and the resulting description of how a social identity is constructed as an evolutionary process dependent in large measure upon the social...."
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Social Class and Identity, 2002.
A look at why class is such an important aspect of our identity.
2,161 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 67.95
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This paper discusses how social class plays a role in terms of, not birth, but of money earned, educational level, type of employment, public prominence, and similar elements, any or all of which also can be seen as helping individuals build and maintain a personal identity. It evaluates how social class continues to have a strong influence on society and serves as a means for the individual to gain a social identity and a personal one, as well. Through a literature review, it draws on the theories of the likes of Karl Marx and Max Weber on the social divide and democracy.
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"Weber found that a social class is a group with a similar market situation and thus similar life chances. This fits with the idea that a social class is marked by economic level, employment, educational level, and the like. Weber makes this point when he identifies a market situation as something like flute players or stained glass window maker. Unions and professional associations are also organizations the members of which are identified so as to be members of the same class by at probably at least three dimensions, those being educational level, type of employment, and economic level to an extent. We gain our identity through these different dimensions, so while we may believe that we are above social class, we actually accept and acquiesce in the idea of social class when it is considered in this manner."
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The Social Human Identity, 2004.
An analysis of Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot" and Vladimir Nabokov's "Lolita".
1,522 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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This paper contends that one of the pervasive philosophies behind many post-modern forms of art and literature is the idea that human identities are defined more by their social circumstances than by any universal truths. The paper explains that the human is not a self-sufficient entity, but is built through social conventions. The paper explores how this notion reveals itself in the transitional post-modern works of "Waiting for Godot" by Samuel Beckett and Vladimir Nabokov's "Lolita".
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"Nabokov seems to take a more psychological approach to the topic of human identity than does Beckett. This is precisely why Humbert is both "the rapist" and the "therapist," and additionally, why the novel is divided into two sections. In this respect, the human being, to Nabokov, is a complex conglomeration between innate drives and intellectual morality. Innate drives created his idealized mental image of Lolita, but abstract morality meant that such an image was inaccurate and transitory. Recognizing this, we can see that Lolita is divided into two parts along similar lines; the lines of creation and destruction, but also along the lines of individual perspective and social perspective. The novel has two names as well: "Lolita, or the Confessions of a White Widowed Male." (Nabokov, 3). "Lolita" is not the girl Dolores Haze, but the image of the girl that Humbert creates for himself-it is a part of his internal identity. However, "the Confessions of a White Widowed Male" is clearly the title more socially accurate and appropriate for Humbert's incarceration. To the end, Humbert remains obsessed with Lolita even though his image of her no longer exists objectively-she is no longer a child. Lolita is destroyed by external social circumstances."
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Sexual Socialization, 2002.
A critical comparison of four works dealing with sexual socialization.
2,270 words (approx. 9.1 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 70.95
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A critical look at the current writings on sexual socialization and sexual identity, focusing on the "First-time" experiences of heterosexuals in contemporary North American and European culture.
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"The purpose of this assignment is to critically compare and contrast four works on the topic of sexual identity and sexual socialization. The four texts chosen were: "In the Same Boat? The Gendered (in)experience of first heterosex" from Theorizing Heterosexuality: Getting it Straight , "'Was it Good For You Too?': Gender Differences in First Sexual Intercourse Experiences", from the Journal of Sex Research , "Sexual Messages on Television: Comparing Findings from Three Studies," Also from the Journal of Sex Research , and finally, "Effects of Neighborhood and School Environments on Transitions to First Sexual Intercourse" from Sociology of Education. "
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Social Rights and Canadian Identity, 2002.
A detailed examination of issue of Canadian identity in terms of written constitution and implementation.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 1 source, $ 62.95
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This essay will examine this debate in detail, looking at a number of writers who scrutinize the issue of Canadian identity in terms of written constitution and implementation. In this context, it becomes evident that, while Canada must maintain its freedom to reinvigorate and rethink itself according to the situation, it must also honour its mostly unwritten tradition which upholds social programs as way of ensuring the health and prosperity of the nation.
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