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Social Class, Gender, Age and the Media, 2005.
This paper studies representations of social class, gender and age in the media.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 4 sources, $ 53.95
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This six page undergraduate paper examines representations of social class, gender, ethnicity, race, and/or age in the media. It seems evident that the best way to accomplish this is to examine television ads, radio ads, billboard ads, newspaper ads, magazine ads, and Internet ads. The writer points out that since ads are trying to sell a certain product or service, their content represents people who buy their product as extremely attractive, friendly, popular and happy people.
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"In conducting a content analysis of representations of social class, gender, ethnicity, race, and/or age in the media, it seemed evident that the best way to accomplish this would be to examine television ads, radio ads, billboard ads, newspaper ads, magazine ads, and Internet ads. Since ads are trying to sell a certain product or service, their content represents people who buy their product as extremely attractive, friendly, popular, and happy people. These representations in media ads may differ in specific content, but they all reach out to their target audience in the same way by appealing to the social instincts and values of people."
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Social Class and Gender in Political Analysis, 2002.
Examines the analysis of social class and gender relations within the context of Middle Eastern politics.
1,371 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 45.95
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The analysis of social class and gender relations are common approaches in politics and sociology. The paper shows that the use of gender and class as an analytic tool turned in understanding the Middle East. It is an attempt by analysts to apply concepts from the modernized nations to traditional societies. The paper shows that the concepts can reveal certain issues of interest to Western analysts, but they may also contribute to a misperception because the class and gender are treated differently in Middle Eastern societies. The paper concludes that class and gender as analytical tools impose Western values. While this may provide a useful analysis in certain terms, it has limitations in explaining internal political actions and attitudes in the Middle East.
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"Bill offers an analysis of the Middle Eastern class structure and shows it to be divided into traditional ruling classes, traditional middle classes, and the mass of society consisting of peasants, nomads, and workers. This class structure, says Bill, "has been knit together in constant movement and has traditionally possessed an extraordinary elasticity" (Bill, 1972, 429) marked by "hierarchically uneven but strongly reciprocal power patterns" (Bill, 1972, 429). Class lines are more permeable than might appear at first because there is a group-class tension marked by shifting power relations. Clearly, Bill would agree with Batatu (1985) that the view that classic sociological class analysis is not applicable to Arab societies is a generalization that cannot be fully supported: "To reject class analysis out of hand, merely on account of contingent ideological associations, is, from a scholarly point of view, inadmissible" (Batatu, 1985, 379). However, this does not indicate how cogent such an analysis may be in practice or how useful it would be in explaining political structures and actions."
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Class, Gender and Discrimination, 2005.
A definition and explanation of class, gender and discrimination within a sociological framework.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 3 sources, $ 26.95
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The paper presents journal entries which examine a broad sociological concept. It provides the strengths and limitations of popular definitions of each concept and indicates the importance of each concept to the study of contemporary society. The paper describes the importance of a keen understanding of terms like class, gender and discrimination.
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" Library Research Journal: Definitions and Explanations of Class, Gender and Discrimination Class, Gender and Discrimination are items that are very important in any sociological discussion of our times. As society remains fractured along class, race, sex, ethnicity and a host of other divisions, knowing what these concepts are as well as their applicability to contemporary matters is very important. The following paper will provide definitions of the aforementioned concepts, an example showing application of each concept, some commentary on the concept and copies of the source page from which information on the concepts is drawn. In the final analysis, what should emerge is a recognition that these concepts are somewhat more complicated than they might otherwise appear."
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Race, Class and Gender in "Always Running", 2008.
A review of the impact of race, class and gender in Luis Rodriguez' memoir, "Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A."
769 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 27.95
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This paper analyzes Luis Rodriguez' memoir, "Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A." It particularly discusses how identity is shown to be a prison of race, class and gender in which few young Mexican-Americans are able to escape. The paper gives examples from the text that illustrate how the very first social interactions of Latino youth in Los Angeles are severely impacted by their undeniable Mexican-American identity.
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"Another substantial iron bar of Rodriguez's prison was that of Gender. Clearly, male bravado played a big part in the early teen trouble-making years of Luis and his fellow gang-members. One example closely follows a summer expedition to the beach with some friends--both male and female. Rodriguez tells the story of young teens at the beach, flirting and fondling--interrupted by the local police. One thing that is interesting is his description of one of the female's body rising from the water after being thrown in by one of his friends. It is the first detailed account of the female form, and the account's graphic nature shows that his interest in becoming desirable to women has now become important. This description of his subject of interest, Hermie, is harshly broken up by the young group's run-in with the local law-enforcement. The reason this seems significant is because when Rodriguez gets home, his mother scolds him for being a trouble maker, saying: "You have to work, to help us out here. You're a big man now." The close relationship between his graphic memory of untouchable Hermie and his inability as provider for his family shows that his role as a man amidst all the other social challenges had just added more height to his mountain."
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Class and Gender in Multicultural Australia, 2005.
This paper discusses Erving Goffman's "The Presentation of the Gendered Self in Everyday Life" and Pierre Bourdieu's "'Habitus' Social Class and Everyday Life" and relates them to class and gender in multicultural Australia.
2,905 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 86.95
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This paper explains that Goffman's "The Presentation of the Gendered Self in Everyday Life" sets up a model of human interaction, which takes most of its metaphors from the realm of theatrical performance. The author points out that, as a Muslim woman, taking into account Goffman's framework, the 'front' of her performance in everyday life is wearing the veil, which lie beneath significant connotation and hence presenting herself on stage by her appearance and manner. The paper relates that Bourdieu argues that physical capital (in the form of body shape, walk and posture) is socially produced through activities such as sport, food, and etiquette.
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"Goffman in his framework uses a metaphor (a drama) to explain how social meaning is attributed to a person in ordinary, everyday interaction. We see how the persona, on and off a stage and with various audiences, is manifested through performance and roles. Through the drama, actors give meaning to themselves, to others and their situation. Interactions, which are seen to be performances before observers, deliver impressions to others according to the actor's goals. Information is exchanged to confirm identity and the significance of behavior."
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Race, Class and Gender, 2005.
A Canadian research project on race, class and gender.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 3 sources, $ 62.95
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The writer researched the topic of gender, social class and race, by interviewing a Jamaican nurse and single mother; an English white male immigrant to Canada; and a female doctor of colour. The paper examines the testimony produced, discusses feminist research; and further examines how to dispel stereotypes
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"This paper was researched in a north Toronto hospital's emergency waiting room and coffee shop. I had gone to the hospital with a friend who was ill. Over the course of a 3-hour wait, I recalled my paper and began to speak to strangers, including 2 women and one man, all Canadian citizens. I gained different ideas of how race, class and gender can influence one's life experience with much to bring into question what is assumed of Canadian society, showing the disadvantages faced by women, by people born to less privileged backgrounds, and the not Caucasian. "
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Social Class, Body Weight and Shape, 2006.
A review of the effect that social pressures and media influence have on a person's self esteem and self image.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 0 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper discusses social interactions in the form of civil inattention and the way in which they affect the manner in which individuals begin to think about themselves. Through non verbal cues that are passed innocently among individuals many people begin to have a lower opinion of themselves without a single word having been spoken. This paper further discusses teenage females that have a low opinion of their physical presence as a result of constant barraging of television and magazine ads displaying pencil thin female figures considered to be the accepted norm.
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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 the Middle Ages, 2005.
A look at how women were viewed in Europe during the Middle Ages.
1,780 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 57.95
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This paper uses literature to examine the way in which women were viewed during the Middle Ages and the conflicting nature of those perceptions. Through a review of Chretien de Troyes?s "The Knight with the Lion", Judith Bennett's "Medieval Life: Cecilia Penifader of Brigstock", and Jean Joinville's "Life of Saint Louis", the paper demonstrates that women of that era were viewed as either the embodiment of the mother of Jesus or the embodiment of Eve's sin.
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"The act of the knights recounting their tales of valor began at the ?invitation of ladies, damsels, or maidens.? Thus, the acts of masculine and knightly valor shown are evidently inspired by a female-centered audience and for female approval rather than the male-centered universe of the court. Even the evident leader of the Arthurian court in Yvain?s world is not that of Arthur himself, but Arthur?s queen, who feels quite confident from her position of title to rebuke a ?seneschal? as she is above Kay in the court?s hierarchy of status, if not of gender. Differences of social status thus could transcend gender. Guinevere is not simply symbolically important, but is an effective political actor."
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Gender and Class Inequalities in Education, 2005.
An analysis of gender and class inequalities in education, including possible solutions.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 7 sources, $ 62.95
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The paper examines the implications of gender and class inequalities, presenting some of the key points and problems most often associated with these issues in an educational context. The writer examines various solutions to these inequalities, and explores social policies that could be used to alleviate the differences created by gender and class in education.
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"Modern human societies are far from egalitarian. By this I mean that in West we have cultivated a social system that too often divides individuals and groups into either haves or have-nots. The consequence is inequality, bias, and prejudice that can leave a large proportion of society struggling to achieve any measure of success. On the other hand, some individuals and groups have much less difficulty in securing rights and privileges in society. Sometimes this has to do with the will to succeed, as the American mythos would have us believe. Unfortunately, more often than not, a complicated mix of social, cultural, and historical forces are at play reducing the chance that individuals from certain groups can succeed. Two of the categories upon which our society often divides people into the privileged and underprivileged are gender and social class. But why talk about these two characteristics together?"
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Advertising - Race, Gender and Class, 2005.
This paper discusses race, gender and class issues that are demonstrated in modern advertising.
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This essay looks at advertising and the way race and gender are represented in today's ads. The essay argues that gender and racial inequality and stereotyping are very much present in advertising today and that this furthermore serves the advertising needs. The essay also looks at how advertising directly influences what we see in the media and how advertisers only goal is profit making which is best served by the consumerist culture we live in today.
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"Advertising is very important in today's society and have been for over 30 years, if only simply because it cannot be avoided. Ads are a major part of mass media and the mass media has a great advantage of being able to reach a large number of people in a very short time. In large industrial societies media takes on a mass scale so that television, radio, newspapers, magazines and now the Internet link tens of millions of people, and influence the way they think and spend their time and money."
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"Finding the Way Home Through Issues of Gender, Race and Class", 2002.
A review of May Yee's "Finding the Way Home Through Issues of Gender, Race and Class" through the eyes of a Chinese immigrant.
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This essay evaluates Yee's paper from the perspective of a Chinese female student who has immigrated to Canada. This review of Yee's article states, "Yee's paper will prove of interest to various readers interested in women's issues, the experience of Chinese newcomers in Canada at a particular time. As a contribution to feminist perspectives, the paper is most helpful in fully explaining the sense of difference that is felt by some Chinese women and, of course, in its most interesting comparisons between the Chinese countryside as visited by Yee in young adulthood, and the very different reality of the Toronto that has been home to her for most of her life."
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Gender and the Media, 2002.
Argues that 'gender stereotyping' in the media actually represents the general view of the population.
2,129 words (approx. 8.5 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 66.95
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Public media provides a channel for people to communicate among each other. This communication takes on various forms. Advertising is one area where meaning is intentionally created. Newspapers and magazines report both news and opinions. Even music is a means of communicating to a mass audience. All of these forms of communication create meaning and one of the underlying factors present in all is gender. Each of these forms of media create certain ideas about masculinity and femininity. Some authors argue that the end result of this is that men become objectified as masculine and women become objectified as feminine. The emphasis is often especially on the dehumanization and stereotyping of women via their physical body and class status. For example, women are seen as objects of desire, valued for their attractiveness but with little else to offer, while men are seen as superior to women. The paper discusses three authors whos consider these meanings and how they are created - Susan Faludi, Joan Morgan, and Jean Kilbourne. Each of these authors look at how gender is created in a certain form of media and each suggest that the media creates an exaggerated and misconfigured view of the role of gender. The paper shows, however, that what these authors fail to recognize is that the media as a whole is communicating a range of ideas on gender roles and that those ideas generated have their basis in society itself. The paper argues that these authors seem to generalize themselves, suggesting that the media is responsible for exaggerated roles of gender. In contrast, by taking a closer look, this paper illustrates that the media only represents the general views of people and that the media does not really offer only one view of gender.
Paper Outline:
Introduction
1. Media as Communication
2. Argument that Media Creates Ideas on Gender
3. Focus on Gender Ideas about Women
4. Introduce Three Authors with Ideas on Gender Creation in the Media
5. Argument: The Media only Represents the General Views of People and the Media does not really offer only one View of Gender
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"Each of these articles expresses the view that the media creates a certain image of women. In each case, it is also expressed that this is an exaggerated view of women. Kilbourne offers advertisements where the sexuality of women is taken to an extreme, such as by including bondage and violent images in addition to sexual ones. Morgan describes hip-hop music where the lyrics represent an exaggerated view of women. Faludi shows how a group of boys with behavior that can be described as extreme in the way they view women, came to represent the general view of the young male's view of women. In each case, the views expressed are exaggerated claims. For example, the young boys in Faludi's articles do not likely represent the views of the average young male. However, their coverage in the media may have created the impression that their views are closer to the norm than they really are. In summary, each of the articles are correct in saying that the examples they represent create exaggerated views."
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Degas: A Study of Focus on Gender and Class, 2002.
This paper discusses the interaction between two themes in the paintings and drawings of Edgar Degas. The first is the study of form and shape, primarily of women. The second is his attitude towards the socioeconomic class of his subjects.
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The writer argues that, because of Degas' upbringing in a family attempting to appear as nobility, he became interested in "class." Commentary on class structure was a deeply engrained part of the art world at the time that Degas was in the forefront of the field.
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"The later work of Degas began to concentrate on women in the bath, either actually washing, or getting in and out of various tubs. This was a focus on the female body in its most pure form. The fascination he had always shown with women was now given free reign, without clothing or background to complicate his work. It is interesting, though, to note that his interest in class, as well as gender, was still represented. The bathing woman has been separated from most of the social and cultural cues that give the viewer information as to her background. This is another way that Degas demonstrated that his interest in the female form cut across class boundaries."
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Poverty in Canada: Exploring the Intersections of Race, Gender, Class, 2002.
An overview of the issues affecting poverty in Canada such as economic and social policy as well as race, ethnicity, immigration and migration.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 89.95
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This paper is an exploration of poverty in Canada. Issues such as race, ethnicity, immigration and migration are considered in the contexts of rural and urban communities, as well as with regards to gender and class. The argument here is that Canada's transitions in economics and industry have helped to produce an institutionalized underclass who live in poverty and who have limited resources for changing the conditions of their living. This paper further indicates the ways economic and social policy need to elaborate on the needs of the poor if the underclass is to be assisted in ways that can produce a change in the populations who live in poverty.
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