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Women: The Stereotype, 2005.
An examination of the stereotypes of the "perfect" woman.
1,573 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 51.95
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The patriarchy has been in place for years, placing women subject to their 'beauty', rather than their character or brains. This paper discusses how the patriarchy has caused women to reevaluate who they are by how they look and how others perceive them. It looks at how the idea of the "perfect" woman is set by standards that rely on a definition of perfect that we as society have put into play.
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"Culture has left us to believe that big is bad. More often than ever, women are struggling with their weight, and will do anything to lose those few pounds, and be "beautiful" again. As written by Chernik in her article, "The Body Politic", society praised her unhealthily skinny figure. The patriarchy loved her thin waist, no matter how hungry or sick she was. She was beautiful. She even states that her starving was another success for the patriarchy (Chernik 123). Women who are able to control their weight and keep themselves fragile and skinny are powerful, and feel powerful. As long as society continues to applaud skin and bones as beautiful, healthy women will be considered physically ugly."
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Women Against Stereotypes Within American Society, 2008.
An examination of how women served as a main group that has strived against negativity and neglect to be treated as equals within American society.
1,404 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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This paper examines how women earned equality within the United States, politically, economically, and socially. The paper explains that from the late 19th century to the 20th century, social stigmas against women enforced strict barriers for females to overcome. The paper then looks at how, during the nineteenth century, women attempted to join organizations in order to express their view points and be well represented as a group. The paper also points out that at the beginning of the 1890s, as industrialization grew rapidly, women became a dominant and vocal voice during this time period to fight not only for female equality but civil rights for all humankind. In conclusion, the paper shows that today within the 21st century women are now voting with men standing beside them, and women are continuing to break stereotypes by working more, and sometimes having the roles switched - where men are now staying home with the children.
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"Beginning in 1890, industrialization grew rapidly, creating both economic and social problems. Progressive reformers, who were frequently college educated and often wealthy, believed that the government could be utilized to go against social problems of racism, poverty, and class warfare. Women became a dominant and vocal voice during this time period to fight not only for female equality but civil rights for all humankind. Frances Ellen Watkins Harper protested against ongoing racism through her poetry and organization of African American women. She affirmed that "they are the rights of life and liberty, and to these the poorest and humblest man has just as much right as the richest and most influential man in the country." Harper attempted to bring ideals humanitarian unification within America during a time when southern legislature restricted voting and civil rights to blacks. The concentration within America was changed from an enormous amount of products through industrialization to the social reform of blacks and women."
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Stereotyping and its Impact on Women, 2002.
An exploration of how people form social perceptions, develop social identities and establish gender roles.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 7 sources, $ 55.95
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Explores how people form social perceptions, develop social identities and establish gender roles. Defines each category. Discusses theories (social cognition) about causes of stereotyping. Impact on women. Issues of female stereotypes perceived as objective rather than subjective. Corporate women. Formation of sexual identity & gender roles.
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"Social Perception of Gender Roles and Social Identity
Introduction
There are many differences of opinion in the field of social psychology regarding the way in which people form social perceptions, develop social identities, and establish gender roles. The intention in this paper is to look at the question of stereotyping in terms of these three categories and explore how that impacts women as a whole and corporate women in particular.
Defining the Terms
Social perception. In their book, Aronson et al. (1998) define social perception simply as the way in which we form..."
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Co-Dependence: A Stereotypical Mirror of Women, 2002.
A look at the co-dependence of women in abusive relationships.
820 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 29.95
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An argumentative essay discussing the occurrence of co-dependence among women, how it can be dealt with, and what some causes may be. The author looks at women in physical and mentally abusive relationships.
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"There are many women today who are in relationships that are abusive either physically or emotionally. What's worse is that many of these women stay in the abusive relationships or go from one abusive relationship to another throughout the course of their lives. When asked why, some common replies are that their partner doesn't really treat them badly, they have a lot of good qualities, or that he says he will change. The truth of the matter is, these women stay in abusive relationships because they are codependent and this is a problem that needs to be dealt with."
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Perpetuating the Stereotype of African-American Women, 2001.
This paper explores the role of advertising in regards to African-American stereotypes.
1,960 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 6 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper takes a view at the role of the mass media and advertising in furthering the stereotypes of African-American women. It compares the general role of stereotypes in advertising in a historical context to that of present day stereotyping. It also examines the role advertising has on the public in self-propagating the stereotypes.
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"Women might find themselves attracted to one shade of coral lipstick rather then another. But on a deeper level, advertisements present to us a world in which we must always be conscious of being looked at, of having to abrogate who it is that we ourselves think that we are for who it is that we should be as we have been told by society/people who create the images in ads. Thus if for look at the way in which African-American women are portrayed in ads and copy of women's magazines (as well as the ways which they are made invisible) from 1950 to the present we see a number of ways in which definitions of female beauty are limited in such a way as to preclude African-American women."
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Women and Politics: Wading Through Stereotypes and Sexism., 2002.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 11 sources, $ 89.95
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This undergraduate level paper takes the position that there has yet to be realized a true political voice of women that actually wields power. It takes a specific view that over the course of time, perceptions of women from the media, society, men, and women themselves have shaped women's ability to participate politically and socially within our society. 10 pgs. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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Female Stereotyping, 2002.
An argument against women stereotypes in modern culture.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper will discuss, through a classical style of argument, why women should not be labeled in stereotypical roles in society. The paper will find that a woman, even though her role has been of a housewife in tradition, can easily fill the roles that men normally fill in a culture. Three perspectives will show why this is true because women have the same ability to do a man's job, as well as he could himself.
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Media Stereotype of Black Americans, 2005.
This paper discusses the negative stereotypes of Black Americans in the media especially television and films.
2,345 words (approx. 9.4 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 72.95
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This paper explains that, if people do not have exposure to a variety of individuals from different races and cultures on a daily or frequent basis, the media then becomes their primary source of stereotypes from which to form judgments of various ethnic groups. It points out that unfortunately, culture and class stereotypes are still prevalent in the media today, especially with regard to African-Americans. The author points out many specific examples in film, television shows and crime-related television news stories where Black Americans are being portrayed as violent, ignorant and racist more often than White Americans. The paper stresses that Americans will never learn to respect each other as long as one race is glorified at the expense of another race; therefore, all consumers, minority and "majority", should make an economic statement about better quality programming by applying pressure on sponsors.
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"The issue of the black coach goes far deeper than wins and losses on the football field. Owners have demonstrated all too often that the bottom line is not the number in the win column. Reasons provided for not hiring more black coaches range from not knowing the person, to not wanting a person of color in charge. Owners and general managers know who is in charge, and they demonstrate a belief that they can achieve their objectives with those who share a common ground. The bottom line is that it's inexcusable for a disproportionate representation of black coaches in both collegiate and professional sports, where there is such a high representation of participants."
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The Heroic Warrior in Masculine Stereotype, 2005.
Examines how the metaphor of the heroic warrior is reflected in contemporary masculine behavior.
1,732 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 55.95
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The heroic warrior is a metaphor for describing aspects of the stereotype of masculinity. If a warrior is defined as one who is engaged or experienced in war, then it is easy to see the truth in this metaphor. The paper explains how this image is reflected in modern society, after examining the basic "Nature vs. Nurture" philosophy.
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"Today's job market leaves many men struggling to restructure their sense of masculinity. As two-income households become more commonplace in American culture, women are taking many high-growth jobs. At the same time, many traditionally male-dominated industries are in decline. These elements are detracting from a key element that anchors men's identity: his job. While many see this as a positive development toward equality, it can cause an identity crisis in many men."
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Adolescent Female Magazines and Beauty Stereotype, 2002.
How teenage girls view themselves through magazines.
3,150 words (approx. 12.6 pages), 15 sources, $ 115.95
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This paper discusses the stereotypes created by the way women are portrayed in adolescent female magazines. The effect these media images have on young females is explored is also explored in this paper.
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Perspective and Stereotype in Western Detective Novels, 2001.
The writer examines novels by Agatha Christie and Joseph Conrad, and discusses characters and scenes in light of prejudices the authors may have held, bringing as evidence Chinese (non-Western) detective novels.
2,200 words (approx. 8.8 pages), 2 sources, $ 68.95
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We can also see the kind of xenophobic stereotypes that Christie used when we compare her works to detective fiction taken from an entirely different cultural tradition: When we think about the detective novel, we are most likely to see in our mind?s eye Sherlock Holmes?s deerstalker cap or hear the Belgian accents of Hercule Poirot. The genre of detective fiction ? with its traditional elements of the seemingly perfect crime, the wrongly accused suspect at whom circumstantial evidence points (in many cases, the bungling of the dim-witted police (in opposition to the cleverness of the private operator), the astonishing powers of observation and superior mind of the detective, and a startling and unexpected denouement (quite likely taking place in a parlor) in which the detective reveals how the identity of the culprit was ascertained ? seems a quintessentially Western concept.
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Women in Medieval Society, 2006.
A discussion on the stereotype of women in medieval society.
861 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 30.95
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This paper, by looking at primary sources from the time, explores woman, both conventional and unconventional, and their roles in their societies. It compares several female historical figures to the accepted stereotype of women in the middle ages.
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"The concept of respectable, independent womanhood in medieval Europe is a trivialized one. The common view of women can be seen in such readings as "The Wife of Bath's Tale" from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. The average woman of the time would not see much freedom of action if she were not a somewhat well to do widow. However, this does not mean that women with a certain amount of freedom during the Middle Ages were not all bawdy widows. Medieval women could and did gain power in their own right through social status and access to influential men as well as the special few who were able to use their higher learning to their advantage."
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Culture and the 'Natural' Woman, 2006.
An analysis of the extent to which literature such as John Gregory's "A Father's Legacy to his Daughters" and John Gray's "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus" construct a cultural stereotype of the 'natural' woman.
1,998 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 63.95
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Despite being written over 200 years apart, "A Father's Legacy to his Daughters" and "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus" both have a similar agenda - to advise women on how to be more desirable to men. This paper explores exactly how and why this effect is attained and how the consequence of such advice constructs a 'natural' woman who, paradoxically, changes through history to suit the needs of the cultural moment. Finally, the paper refers to Thomas Lacqueur's "Making Sex" to make sense of this cultural phenomenon.
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"In today's more enlightened era, we may expect the 'natural' woman to have been purged from conduct literature. On the contrary, Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus, published over two hundred years later than A Father's Legacy, continues to attribute women's behaviour to nature, for example, 'an instinctive need to talk about what's bothering them' . His implication here that the female stereotype has evolved according to the needs of survival is characteristic of the pseudo-scientific evidence often cited in conduct literature. In reality it is completely unfounded, and, what is more, highly improbable. In his space travel analogy, he makes an even more surprising claim: 'though from different worlds, they [men and women] reveled in their differences' (p. 9)."
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Women in Politics, 1972.
This paper traces the traditional role of women amd the image of the stereotyped woman and contends that the entry of women into politics was related to their emancipation from restrictive traditional roles.
2,475 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 5 sources, $ 87.95
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"The lives of women must take new directions if they are to achieve identity and recognition at home and at work. Simone de Beauvoir, author of The Second Sex, puts it this way:
If the woman question seems trivial, it is because masculine arrogance has made of it a "quarrel"; and, when quarreling, no one any longer reasons well. People have tirelessly sought to prove that woman is superior, inferior or equal to man..We must discard the vague notions of superiority, equality, which have hitherto corrupted every discussion of the subject and start afresh .
If by "starting afresh" Miss de Beauvoir means emancipating women, then we are in for a new set of troubles because the so.called emancipated women of the '60s and '70s have turned in miscarriages, menstrual pains and "female" troubles for ulcers, ... "
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Colored Woman and the Media, 2006.
A look at the stereotyping of women of color in contemporary television advertisements.
1,877 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 22 sources, MLA, $ 60.95
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This paper presents an examination of the way television commercials portray women of color. The writer explores past and present issues that media entertainment has had with minority women and details the current trends and attitudes in television advertising.
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"Since the 1960's the civil rights movements have worked to equalize the playing field for everyone in America. Whole the constitution of the nation claims all men are created equal the fact has remained that minorities have suffered racism and indignities in many life areas. One of the areas that minorities have been portrayed differently than non minorities has been the area of entertainment. Television has been a recreational tool for Americans for about six decades and during that time minorities have been portrayed in ways that reflected society's mind set. Today, current portrayals of minorities, specifically women of color make an interesting study in societal views."
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