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"Women, Men, and Society", 2004.
An analysis and personal reaction to "Women, Men, and Society" by Claire M. Renzetti and Daniel J. Curran.
2,030 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 0 sources, $ 64.95
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This paper analyzes "Women, Men, and Society" by Claire M. Renzetti and Daniel J. Curran and provides a personal response to the themes in the book. It discusses how it explores the different ways individuals experience gender in contemporary society, and the author's opinions as a female and feminist are related to the issues at hand.
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"Although the book can be characterized as feminist in nature, the do not view the construction of gender as simply as a problem for women, but also as a problem for individuals gendered as male. The book?s equitable treatment of the two genders suggests that the narrow construction of sexual norms is a problem in society today for males as well as females. The deconstruction of gender is a ?problem? for all, not simply a project of liberation for women. To understand what it means to be a woman, and how this is problematic for our culture, one must also understand what our culture constructs as masculine and how this limits men."
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"When Women Love Men", 2002.
Analysis of the Rosario Ferre's novel, "When Women Love Men", and how it explores the role of women in the traditional, male-dominated, Puerto Rican society.
1,013 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 35.95
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This paper briefly summarizes Rosario Ferre's book, "When Women Love Men", and discusses its theme about the social injustices suffered by women living under traditional, patriarchal societies. Examples of how Ferre conveys the message of social injustice through the portraits of his characters and the plot of the story are illustrated and explained.
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"Ferre?s literary products explore a woman's role in a traditional male-dominated society. Females are seen as victims of a culture dominated by machismo who are denied the full realization of power. The author?s social criticism is achieved through the varied portraits of women from prostitute to lady, grandparent to child. While individually disconnected, the characters? stories collectively form the voice of the Puerto Rican female?s experience. The devastating forces of class, race and gender repression deprive a woman of her full status and cast her as a casualty. Yet, ironically, she emerges as both victim and victor, for within her, also lies the possibility for liberation."
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Older Woman Younger Man Relationships, 2007.
This paper looks at the relationship between older women and younger men and its effects.
2,553 words (approx. 10.2 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 77.95
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In this article, the writer points out that a heterosexual union can be established between a younger woman and an older man, a man and a woman on the same general level of age, or an older woman and a younger man. The writer then focuses on relationships between a younger man and an older woman, pointing out that it is a subject with great potential for controversy and one that society mainly disapproves of but loves to talk about. The writer concludes that whether one likes it or not, whether one approves of it or not, the relationship between two consenting adults is a form of very complex and personal interaction that should be respected as such.
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"If older men, younger women unions are widely accepted and tacitly encouraged by society standards, on the essential condition that men shouldn't be too old and women shouldn't be too young, the other way around things get a little bit complicated. The relationship between a younger man and an older woman is a subject with great potential for controversy, of which society mainly disapproves but loves to talk about. In other words, men are not only allowed to engage in relationships with younger women, but also encouraged to do so by social expectations; women on the other hand, are expected to engage in relationships with older or same age partners(Boyd&Li, 2003), to have a family and stay true to its values. Over the years, the older man/ younger woman couple became a standard due to habits and practices of earlier times, when first men had to gain a social respectable status, by working hard, before getting married, so he would be able to build and support a family."
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Man and His Society, 2002.
A look into the minds of great philosophers and their influence on society through history and literature.
5,586 words (approx. 22.3 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 135.95
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This paper examines how from Plato to More, from Swift to Marx and from Moses to Christ, many philosphers have proposed societies that would only permit peace and happiness. It gives a brief overview of the doctrines of many famous philosphers, leaders and authors throughout history and discusses how although many of these societies have been attempted and failed, they remain pure in intent and perfect in the form of their concepts. It concludes with the one philosophy agreed on by all, that good is always better than evil. The paper also includes photographs.
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"As humans, we find it necessary to form governments to rule over us and keep domestic and international tranquility. Because we cannot all do this ourselves, we elect a way to have others do it for us, or others elect if for us. The design of the institution, which we assign, or which others assign, differs from place to place. History and literature show attempts and failures for idealistic governments and societies; which failures only occur because of human fault, thus requiring a higher standard of humanity and progression to become a higher being to achieve the utopian society which is wanted universally."
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Man and Society, 2002.
A review of three pieces of literature that deal with man and his connection to the environment.
1,529 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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This paper explores the relationship of human beings to the environment in which they live by reviewing three writers who approach the issue in different ways: Ray Bradbury in his novel "Fahrenheit 451", David Abram in his book "The Spell of the Sensuous", and Marshall McLuhan in his book "Understanding Media". Abram suggests that one of the reasons people were once in closer touch with nature was because they lived by an oral tradition rather than a written one. Ray Bradbury creates a society in which reading is outlawed and books are banned. McLuhan tends to agree mostly with Abrams ideas in his book.
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"Abram looks to the state of mankind at some distant point in the past and suggests that one of the reasons people were once in closer touch with nature was because they lived by an oral tradition rather than a written one. He is not speaking only of writing but of many technological and social developments since that time, and he finds that these developments have taken us further and further from a close connection to the natural world such as once existed."
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"Women and Men", 2006.
This paper analyzes Scott Russell Sanders' view of the various differences between the genders as described in his essay "Women and Men."
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This paper focuses on Sanders' argument that being born male does not necessarily predetermine one's destiny to rule and dominate over womankind. Sanders' essay "Women and Men" discusses the differences between the genders, not only in how he sees their differences, but also in how each gender perceives the other. This paper also examines the distinctions between wealth and poverty and their effects on gender while Sanders asserts that the differences between the sexes mostly depend on one's status in society.
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"The effect of women in the work place may have also produced another affect. Presently, in this nation, nearly half of all marriages end in divorce. This higher rate of divorce is because unlike in the past, women are not as likely to be solely dependent upon men for their livelihood. Many families now are single parent families due to these high divorce rates with a large proportion of them being female. Women have "suffered from men's bullying" as Sanders has learned from his experiences with the "wretchedness of abandoned wives, single mothers, [and] widows." Sadly, the "wretchedness" of women have not changed much from that of the past. There are growing numbers of battered women and children's clinics."
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"Women and Men on the Overland Trail", 2002.
A literary review of John Mack Faragher's novel "Women and Men on the Overland Trail".
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 35.95
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A critical analysis of the book "Women and Men on the Overland Trail", John Mack Faragher which debunks the myth of history presented from a genderized view.
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Between Women and Men: How Do We Communicate?, 2002.
A look at the verbal interaction between women and men.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper explores verbal communication between women and men, focusing on relationships and conflict resolution.
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Quranic Ideas of Women and Benighted Men, 2008.
This paper discusses the Qur'anic ideas of the relationship between women and men as opposed to the fundamentalist Muslim restraint of women.
1,070 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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This paper explains that the tendency to view Islam as intrinsically constraining women owes a great deal to fundamentalist movements that rest on interpretations of the Qur'an that do not hold up to scrutiny. The author points out that these fundamentalist overlook the Islamic project of building the Ummah, which the Prophet meant for women and their status vis-a-vis men. The paper relates that the Qur'an states what men must do to support and protect women and to give them liberty. The author stresses that effort must be devoted to encouraging re-education of Muslim males to understand that their attitudes and practices expecting female subservience and confinement to the domestic sphere are not signs of Muslim adherence and respectability. The paper states that the same poles of mysticism versus fundamentalism in the treatment of women may be said for fundamentalist Christianity in Western countries.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Islam, Women and Environment
The Qur'an
Strengthening Men's Obligations
Concluding Remarks
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"Again and again, one sees efforts to clarify what the Qur'an does say concerning the sexes and women's status. Fundamentalist Muslim males do violate what was intended. For instance, Allah is said to hold women in the same position of men, rules working both for and against them, according to conduct. (2:228) Women are not to be passed from one household to another against their will, are not to be treated harshly and deserve kindness and equity. (4:19) Both men and women are to display their obedience to Allah, the righteous woman one who makes this adherence plain, as does the righteous man. (4:34) The Qur'an stresses how Allah created men and women to live in a complementary peace and tranquility. (30:21)"
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Women and Men, 2002.
A look at the change of status of women and men.
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This paper discusses that the more women have changed their status in society in terms of breaking out of the constraints that social elites have built, the more males are able to reevaluate their status as well, since women and gay males have been marginalized by society.
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The Domination of Women by Men, 2001.
A discussion of the interrelations among men and women with reference to Fitzgerald?s "The Great Gatsby", Ibsen?s "A Doll?s House" and Shakespeare?s "Othello".
1,646 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 53.95
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This paper explores the domination of women by men. In Shakespeare?s "Othello", Ibsen?s "A Doll?s House" and F. Scott Fitzgerald?s "The Great Gatsby", we see examples of this phenomena quite clearly, with our modern eyes. The paper examines the different ways in which ideas of domination have changed shape from Elizabethan times to that of the turn of the century.
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?Shakespeare?s ?Othello? is a play written by an Englishman, set in Venice. From the beginning, we see women warned by both men and women to beware of the scheming of men. ?an old black ram/is tupping your white ewe,? shouts Iago to Desdemona?s father when he is warning him of The Moor?s abduction of her. (1.1.89 Norton Anthology 2102) When Othello defends his marriage to Desdemona, he is accused of practicing witchcraft upon her. (1.2.64-64) Yet when he explains, we are assured both by the beauty of his words, by Desdemona, and by the reaction of the men listening to him that it was only the beauty of his stories that charmed her, not any sinister power he might have.?
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Women's and Men's Attitudes, 2004.
Explores the differences between the bodies of men and women based on medieval texts.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 23.95
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This paper presents an exploration of the differences between the bodies of men and women based on ancient and medieval texts, specifically using the logic of studying what a man is not in comparison to what a woman is.
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"The principal line of ancient and medieval argument about what makes women different from men comes down to what women cannot be, not so much because they are to be morally despised though they may be, as because systematic and thoughtful reason, logic and science make inescapable the conclusion that women cannot be male. That seems like a tautology until one makes a project of applying reason and logic to the task of understanding under what circumstances the not-male ontological condition of women could be sensibly and logically determined..."
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Sports Physiology: Women vs. Men, 2000.
An examination of the biological differences between men and women when they exercise.
1,287 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper examines how it is an evolutionary fact that neither men nor women are born equally and how the genomes of males and females are designed to be different so that physiologically males generally have higher levels of muscular mass, maximal aerobic and anaerobic power. It concentrates on these processes and attempts to explain why there are differences in these between men and women.
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"A women?s maximal strength in either isometric or dynamic contractions of the leg muscles is on average sixty-five to seventy five percent of a mans maximum value. For trunk muscles women have only sixty to seventy percent of their male counter parts maximal values. The major disadvantage in maximal strength is in elbow flexion and extension. Females can only attain fifty percent of the male?s maximum. Women have a smaller muscle mass than men so their maximal muscle strength will be different. There is no evidence for sex differences in the quality of skeletal muscle so it is concluded that muscle mass determines the potential for developing strength."
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Women, Men and Unpaid Work, 2008.
This paper discusses the housework and unpaid domestic work that is mainly completed by women.
2,145 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 67.95
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In this article, the writer discusses that although women are today more present in the workforce than in the past, women are still responsible for much of the unpaid household work as well as the raising of children. This paper examines this 'second shift' most women face everyday. The paper argues that although the domestic labour is undervalued and considered a 'labour of love', it is crucial in today's society and plays a large and important role in economic development, the free market and capitalism. The paper also shows that women's paid and unpaid work are connected and impact one another as well as the continuing gender inequality in our society.
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"Partly at fault for this is the society in general and in particular the family, as a basic unit of any society, because they send very specific sex-stereotyped messages about what the roles of men and women are in the society. Although the view on what the typical gender roles are has somewhat changed, both women and men are still expected to fit a certain stereotype. First, there is the traditional division between the public and the private sphere. Men are expected to be more inv9olved with the public sphere while women are to concern themselves with the private sphere, mainly within the domain of the households. Across the great majority of cultures, women are considered to be the 'gentler gender' and more 'suited for the nurturing and caring tasks of childcare. Traditional male and female family roles are still very present in society today and society and the media continue to encourage them."
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Relationships between Women and Men in Literature, 2007.
A comparison of the male-female relationships in Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man is Hard to Find" and Margaret Laurence's "The Loons".
1,196 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper discusses the portrayal of the relationships found between men and women in literature and how this portrayal is influenced by the society of the time. Specifically, the paper compares Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man is Hard to Find" and Margaret Laurence's "The Loons" with the aim of fully understanding the female-male relationships in these texts.
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"While Piquette and the narrator's father in Laurence's story do not share a connection as complex as that of the Misfit and the grandmother, nonetheless their connection is important. As Piquette confesses to the narrator when they later meet: "Your dad was the only person in Manawaka that ever done anything good to me" (Laurence 59). The narrator admits that she was repelled by the neediness and the "terrifying hope" in Piquette's relationships with men (Laurence 59). Her father saw something admirable in Piquette that was worthy of his intervention to help her and, unlike all of the other men in her life, he helped her selflessly and did not see her in common stereotypes employed by his daughter and the other townspeople (Notes). The symbol of the loon, which the father identifies and the story implies Piquette represents, reflects how the central meaning of the story lies in the complex interaction of these two characters."
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