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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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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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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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Stereotyping the Asian-American Community, 2002.
Looks at some of the factors at work that encourage stereotypes of the Asian-American community.
1,899 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 60.95
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This paper discusses the film, "Who Killed Vincent Chin", and the message it contains about America's tendency to perpetuate stereotypes and racist attitudes regarding the Asian-American community. The paper looks at some of the reasons why stereotypes persist, the serious consequences of racial hatred, and the inadequacy of the American legal system to address the problems that racism creates.
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"The film Who Killed Vincent Chin? tells a story that on the one hand is too common in American society--a young man gets into a fight at a bar and is killed. Alcohol and testosterone create such tragedies virtually every day. This particular instance was different because it had an economic and racial component suggesting that Vincent Chin was killed by two white men because of their resentment at the loss of jobs in the auto industry to Asian, and specifically Japanese, auto manufacturers. The film tells this story and suggests that the broader issues are highly relevant and in some sense make us all guilty of killing Vincent Chin, guilty for perpetuating stereotypes and racist attitudes and for creating the climate where this sot of crime could occur."
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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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Asian American Stereotypes, 2002.
An examination of the cultural stereotyping of Asian Americans and how harmful it is to society.
855 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 30.95
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This paper discusses how stereotyping is a reality of society and how it tends to go hand in hand with ethnic diversity. It shows that because stereotyping most often exaggerates differences in an unflattering profile, it may lead to bigotry and prejudice. In particular it looks at the Asian American community and examines how it copes with being known as the "model minority" stereotype.
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"A 1996 study reported that high and low achieving Asian students experienced anxiety to uphold the expectations of the model minority stereotypes. Students who could not perform well academically became depressed and were too embarrassed to seek help. Asian American students are stereotyped as overachievers, geniuses, nerdy, competitive, and obedient. Stereotyping has led to neglect of student services and support for the many Asian American students who are undereducated and have low socioeconomic status (http://ericcass.uncg.edu/virtuallib/diversity/1077.html)."
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Slavery, Stereotypes and Society, 2008.
A critical analysis of the adaptive flexibility model in its application to the African-Caribbean family.
1,931 words (approx. 7.7 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 61.95
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The paper critically examines the adaptive flexibility model and argues that while this model possesses strengths, the model is flawed to the extent that it diminishes the radical impact of slavery upon the social and cultural development of the African-Caribbean family. The paper contends that a more balanced analysis would recognize both the reality of the impact of slavery upon later generations of African-Caribbeans, as well as the capacity of these families to define their own lives, often in resistance to this oppression.
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Introduction
Revisionism and the Adaptive Flexibility Model
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"It is significant that even today scholarly research on the African Caribbean family focuses to an extraordinary degree upon the impact of slavery on this population. Much of the early history of the Caribbean is defined by its economic role as the largest English, and for a brief period the largest world, producer of sugar (Floyd 1981, p.38). To harvest the sugar cane, the English planters found that they needed far more field workers than could be obtained from the deported criminal classes of Britain and Ireland."
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American Stereotypes of Mexicans, 2001.
Examines how and why American stereotypes of Mexicans arose.
1,276 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 2 sources, $ 43.95
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In this essay, the author uses the supporting evidence of Mark Reisler and his book, and lectures from Professor Gutierrez?s to explain what kinds of perceptions of Mexicans were formed during the 1920's and why. The author explains why most Americans formed negative opinions of Mexicans, and offers an explanation of what effects these negative opinions have on social relations.
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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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Women's Role in Society, 2006.
An in-depth examination of the role women play in society and how this has naturally evolved over time.
8,541 words (approx. 34.2 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 180.95
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This paper explains that the roles that people play in society are dynamic and evolve all the time. The writer asserts that there is not one particular role that can be attributed to women and women adapt with the times, with their position in society adapting accordingly. This paper looks at issues such as media, advertising, business culture and the movie industry which help society mold their opinions about what a woman's place in society should be.
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"The movie industry tends to lag behind society's changes. Women entered the workforce long before they were portrayed as wage earners on the silver screen. This may have been due to a romantic notion of holding on to the past, or it may have been an acceptance issue. Although the roles women play change frequently, only cemented roles tend to be portrayed in movies unless there is an underlying need to develop the storyline around a non-traditional woman. As avant garde as the image of the movie industry is, this seem to be an area of conflict. Or maybe they are just as unbalanced by the constantly changing roles of women as any other sector of our culture. If the movie industry shadows the roles of society, what roles will we see emerge in films over the next decade? To ascertain this shift we should look at the one area of our society where women are assuming more varied and more non-traditional roles - the workplace."
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Marlatt and Atwood: Women in Society, 2006.
A review of Marlatt and Atwood's ideas regarding the role of women in society.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 0 sources, $ 53.95
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This paper reviews how Marlatt focuses on the idea that there has been a backlash against feminism because society has become complacent about the place of women in the world. Prior to the women rights movement there was a general belief that the workings of the world evolved around what men believed, what men wanted, and how men felt. The paper further discusses how women have historically only supported these needs of men, becoming secondary citizens in the scheme of all social orders. Yet, in the 60's women began to demand that society view them as individuals that were capable of all of the same things as men, with dreams and aspirations that had to finally be addressed as women entered the workforce by the millions.
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Women and Society, 2005.
This paper discusses the inter-relationship of several sociological concepts relating to women and society.
3,900 words (approx. 15.6 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 106.95
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This paper defines several sociological concepts: Class, gender, oppression, inequality, ideology and alienation. The author points out that the oppression of women in society is seen by many sociological theorists as being related to class divisions and generally to the way that society is structured in terms of different categories or 'classes' of people. The paper relates that a subtle form of oppression is the denial of self-esteem and a sense of worth, especially in younger children, which particularly is prevalent among the youth in western and more industrialized counties.
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Class and Gender
Introduction
Oppression and Inequality
Ideology and Alienation
Gender, Class and Oppression
Conclusion
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"Both gender and class are therefore viewed as concepts that describe inequalities and forms of oppression in a society. Many sociological analyses of society stress the relationship between these forms of inequality and oppression. For examples, one of the central issues in terms of Marxist analysis is power and privilege, as well as conflict within society on the basis of class and gender and race. In other words these inequalities and social disparities lead to conditions that create oppression and conflict within society."
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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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Women in Islamic Society, 2000.
A discussion of the history, problems and progress of women in the Koran and Islamic society.
1,390 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 46.95
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This paper discusses the history, practice and evolution of the Qu'aran and Islam as it relates to women in society. Roles of women, freedoms, rights, and obligations are all viewed both in present times and in traditional Islamic society of centuries ago. The paper shows positive evidence of progress for women in Islamic society, as well as roadblocks yet to be overcome.
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"Self" Magazine and Women In Society, 1999.
An overview of changes in the women's role in society and media and a gender analysis of this magazine aimed at young women in both content and advertising.
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A gender analysis of the magazine Self shows that it is directed largely at young women both in terms of content and advertising. The magazine is a monthly publication dedicated to questions of health, fitness, and lifestyle, and it is apparent that the magazine would be identified more as a women's publication than a man's based on the various issues addressed and the way these issues are treated.
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"INTRODUCTION
A gender analysis of the magazine Self shows that it is directed largely at young women both in terms of content and advertising. The magazine is a monthly publication dedicated to questions of health, fitness, and lifestyle, and it is apparent that the magazine would be identified more as a women's publication than a man's based on the various issues addressed and the way these issues are treated. In addition, while the advertising often shows a certain sexual appeal that might seem to be directed at men, most of the products make this doubtful and instead suggest that the young women in the ad are intended to evoke a degree of envy on the part of magazine readers so they would buy the product in an attempt to emulate the young women and in effect become them. This is in keeping with the tone of ..."
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