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A Transformative Gender Experience, 2005.
A personal essay regarding a transformative experience involving gender in the writer's life.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 3 sources, $ 26.95
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The author of this paper had a transformative experience regarding gender when she was 14 years old, and it has shaped her life in subtle and dramatic ways ever since. The writer describes an experience which happened during a school viewing of the film "Romeo and Juliet."
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"It was the old 1968 version, directed by Franco Zeffirelli's, with Ali McGraw as Juliet, Leonard Whiting as Romeo, and Michael York as Tybalt ("1968's Romeo and Juliet"). I watched it with my class. The boys were bored (or pretended to be), while the girls bickered over who was the most gorgeous--Romeo or Tybalt. Most agreed it was Tybalt. I thought they were all quite mad. For me, the pivotal moment of the film, and of my adolescence, was when Juliet married Romeo."
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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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Transformative Learning theory, 2005.
An overview of Jack Mezirow's theory of transformative learning.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper looks at the transformative learning theory of Jack Mezirow, and an alternative perspective on the theory by Robert Boyd. It looks at the transformative learning process and how it is thought to work by examining the transformative process in changing a person's perspective of the world.
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"Transformative learning theory, developed by Jack Mezirow, states that learning occurs through autonomous thinking and that the centrality of experience, critical thinking and rational discourse, are three common themes in transformative learning. Transformative learning theory was developed by Mezirow and, although he is the major developer of the theory, other perspectives on the theory have emerged based on the work of Robert Boyd. Mezirow's theory developed into a comprehensive and complex description of how learners construe, validate and reformulate the meaning of their experience."
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"Guns and Violence: The English Experience", 2008.
An analysis of violent crimes and their relationship to the availability of handguns in a society, based on the arguments of Joyce Lee Malcolm's "Guns and Violence: The English Experience."
3,571 words (approx. 14.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 99.95
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This paper explores whether societies in which guns are available to the general public are likely to have lower incidence of violent crimes than those where guns are not readily available. The paper provides particular reference to Joyce Lee Malcolm's "Guns and Violence: The English Experience." It concludes that Malcolm's analysis requires us to consider how a range of variables - from culture to crime statistics methodology -inform and, to a degree, transform the parameters of this debate.
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"This being said, however, one critical factor distinguishes Hickock and Smith from the defendants in the My Lai case; a factor that is evident in Capote's choice of a title for his text: "In Cold Blood". While there are indications that Hickock and Smith may have been troubled to some extent by the brutality of their murders of the Clutter family, this unease did not prevent them from planning on similarly murdering and stealing while hitchhiking across the American south. Both men were not only free agents - to the extent that they were not under orders or a part of a larger organization engaged in an enterprise such as war - but neither were in fear of their lives from victims or those associated with their victims. Thus, self-defense cannot be said to enter into their crimes in any way, shape or form. Instead, and unlike the killings at My Lai, the sole purpose of the murders committed by Hickock and Smith were to further their lifestyle of gaining money through theft without work; the murders simply being a way of ensuring that there were no witnesses who could finger Smith and Hickock for the thefts."
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Transactional and Transformative Leaders, 2008.
This paper provides a comparison of transactional and transformative leadership, with a focus on the nursing environment.
1,743 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 56.95
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The paper discusses how transactional leadership contrasts strongly with transformational leadership. The paper highlights beneficial points about both styles and relates that the preferable and most effective type of leadership involves a combination of both styles, with a much higher emphasis on transformational qualities. The paper demonstrates how transformational leadership is tremendously valuable in a nursing environment.
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"Nursing leaders play a significant role in the effective functioning of both the nursing unit and the organization. Nursing leaders influence staff attitudes as well as relationships. The leadership role can produce a significant impact on the nursing environment as well as on organizational commitment, thereby promoting higher achievement among nurses and enhancing the organization's ability to achieve its goals (McGuire & Kennerly, 2006). The transactional leader normally is involved in such activities as directing, planning, and coordinating. In the current health care environment, this leader needs to display more of the qualities of the transformational leader. Nursing leaders at the present time must not merely be aware of the current changing environment but must be able to anticipate the future."
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The Myth of the War Experience, 2002.
A review of the book ?Fallen Soldiers? by George L. Mosse.
938 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 0 sources, $ 33.95
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This paper examines how in his book "Fallen Soldiers", George L. Mosse attempts to define what he calls the myth of the war experience, which he says came to sanctify war during World War I and which has transformed the war experience to make war into something meaningful and even holy. In this way, governments could redefine patriotism around war. It looks at how the origins of the myth can be traced back to the French Revolution and the German Wars of Liberation against Napoleonis when the common soldier was suddenly infused with patriotic fervor and a desire for glory such as formerly occupied only the leadership.
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"Mosse's argument is convincing in the way he develops his historical argument, though he does ignore the fact that the attitude he calls the Myth of the War Experience is not something that came into being around the time of the French Revolution so much as it was then extended from the officer class to the common soldier. The view of war as a glorious enterprise is far older than that and can be seen in the celebration of the warrior-leader at least as early as the time of Ancient Greece and continuing in some form ever since. What Mosse really finds is how the common soldier was suddenly infused with patriotic fervor and a desire for glory such as formerly occupied only the leadership."
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Gender and Pop Culture in Post-WWII America, 2004.
A paper discussing the changing perceptions and depictions of gender in popular culture in post-WWII America.
1,456 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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This paper discusses the transformation of gender in American popular culture in the period since World War II. It includes examinations of film, music, and television, and how gender roles have shifted in these areas.
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"Popular culture permeates virtually everything that we encounter in our daily lives, and the way that gender is presented has an undeniable impact on our society. Since World War II, some aspects of gender in popular culture have changed tremendously, while many others have continued to remain more or less the same. The gender gap in American pop culture has diminished considerably, but there is no question that it is still very much in existence."
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Gender Roles in Two Plays, 2002.
This paper examines the way in which two plays - "Tea" by Velina Hasu Houston, and "S.A.M. I Am" by Garrett Omata - treat the issue of gender and gender roles.
1,062 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 0 sources, $ 37.95
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This paper explains how the issue of gender and gender roles have been a major theme in Western literature for some time and how it takes on a somewhat different tinge in Asian-American theater, no doubt because of the gender differences that exist in the East as opposed to the West. It shows how in Asian-American theater, gender differences are often depicted in generational terms, with a sharp contrast developed between those who have immigrated here from the East and those who were born here, or between those who can adapt and those who cannot. This paper contrasts "Tea" by Velina Hasu Houston, a drama, with "S.A.M. I Am" by Garrett Omata, a comedy, and shows how the plays treat the same issues in different ways.
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"Houston develops her story with four women, Japanese wives of American military personnel. They are living on a base near Junction City, Kansas, far from their Japanese roots. Their lives are difficult because of long periods of separation from their husbands and harsh living conditions, and in addition, they experience a degree of social alienation and homesickness as well as cultural shock. Some develop feelings of anger at their situation and resentment at having had to give up their own culture and adapt to another. Himiko is the central character and the woman who is not able to make the transition successfully, leading to the murder of her husband and her own suicide. This takes place before the play begins so that she is talked about even as her spirit appears to comment on the proceedings:.."
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Gender and Sociology, 2006.
This paper explores gender identification and roles through a variety of angles.
960 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 34.95
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This paper explores how man defines himself in terms of gender. Several theories of gender identification are presented, each within its own particular field. The author gives examples of the biological basis of gender, the psychological basis, cultural perspectives, and socially constructed theories. Additionally, the main character from "Six Degrees of Separation" is used as an example of gender identity through social constructs. The paper concludes that gender is continuously defined through a lifetime of experiences.
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Biological Arguments Gender
Psychological Theories of Gender
Cross Cultural Perspective and Gender Identity
Socially Constructed Gender Theories and Gender as a Social Institution
Six Degrees of Separation
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"Kimmel suggests that gender is not something that someone is born with but rather is a social institution that people create as a result of interaction, beliefs and values. Gender is an institution that people either widely accept as one way or another. Within any given society there are cultural norms that people identify with and that help shape their behaviors, values and beliefs. Gender differences thus can be easily created as an institution and can be representative of inequality when that inequality is supported or constructed by society at large (Kimmel, 2000). Kimmel suggests that inequalities are created as norms and arise within relationships, within families and even in the workplace or any other environment in which people work intimately (Kimmel, 2000). "
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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 as Performance, 2007.
This paper provides an analysis of Judith Butler's perspective on gender as performance while reviewing her article "Subjects of Sex/Gender/Desire".
1,968 words (approx. 7.9 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 62.95
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In this essay, the writer notes that explaining and critiquing Judith Butler's notion of gender as performance requires examining her article, "Subjects of Sex/Gender/Desire" and comparing Butler's views to those of other feminists and sociologists. The writer points out that Butler's notion of gender as performance is primarily based on her interpretations of Foucault and Nietzsche and can best be described as calling upon women to challenge the language of internalization by physically signifying their very essence, style, and necessity. The writer concludes that Butler's approach to formulating a feminist language involves overcoming cultural constructs of gender by redefining gender as performance and rejecting outmoded forms of expressing gender identity and sexuality.
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"In practical terms, this means that acts, gestures, and expressions of desires create the illusion of a socially conformist gender identity, which reflects society's determination to regulate sexuality in accordance with traditional standards of acceptable conduct and behavior."
"Through insights such as this, sociologists like Butler have contributed to a broader understanding of gender issues, for they have studied unexamined aspects of gender such as the sexuality of women who have desires considered to be on the margins of society, and have examined manifestations of gender behavior that lie outside the traditional areas of social interaction. Some of their conclusions have stirred controversy, but this is to be expected in a prevailing social and cultural environment which discourages frank discussions about sexuality."
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Gender Discrimination in the Canadian Workplace, 2005.
An examination of gender discrimination in the Canadian workplace and a person's right to chooses their gender.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 35.95
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The paper examines how, when people discuss gender relations, specifically gender discrimination in the Canadian workplace, they usually conduct their discussion on the presumption that there are only two genders - male and female. The writer proposes that gender relations have become much more complex than this, and the paradigm of just two, opposite genders is increasingly being challenged. The paper analyses some of the repercussions of this aspect of gender relations in the Canadian workplace. There is a rising tide of gender activists who are questioning the binary paradigms that pervade our thinking about gender relations, e.g. man OR woman, gay OR straight, etc.
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Transformational Leadership, 2004.
Examines the issues of transformational leadership, with special emphasis on the qualities of the transformational leader.
3,950 words (approx. 15.8 pages), 13 sources, APA, $ 107.95
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This paper discusses the varied issues associated with transformational leadership. How transformational leaders can affect and change an organization, their characteristics that inspire trust, admiration, and loyalty are discussed, as well as their ability to motivate and foster confidence and self-esteem among their followers. The paper also takes a look at the relationship that develops between transformational leaders and their followers, one based on concern for the well-being of all, and the notion of transformational and servant leadership.
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"First, leadership itself has no one definition. Researchers usually define leadership according to their studies, experiences and individual perception. Leadership is generally understood to mean that there is an intentional influence exerted by one person over a group of people to guide them toward a particular goal."
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