Feminist Approach to Behavioral Therapy for Adolescent Females with Eating Disorders S. Devon Walsh Loyola University New Orleans Abstract The present article reviews contemporary literature on the related factors and interventions for adolescent girls with eating disorders. The incidence of eating disorders continues to rise amongst adolescent girls yet an effective intervention still fails to exist. Contemporary research links the sociocultural‚ biological‚ and physiological factors that put
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Feminist Approaches to International Law Hilary Charlesworth‚ Christine Chinkin and Shelley Wright The American Journal of International Law Vol. 85‚ No. 4 (Oct.‚ 1991)‚ pp. 613-645 (article consists of 33 pages) Published by: American Society of International Law Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2203269 The central argument of the "Feminist Approaches to International Law" (Charlesworth‚ Chinkin and Wright‚ 1991) is diffuse. On the one hand‚ the case for and solution to the feministic
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| Feminist theology is a complement to pastoral theology contributions to theology. Generally‚ a feminist theologian seeks critical understanding of traditional challenge of male-dominated images of God and humanity. Feminist wants equal rights in the understanding of women and men. They want to be endorsed by other contemporary theological practices. Understanding
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Exalted Beauties The Venus of Willendorf vs. the Barbie Doll Kristin Groth Chamberlain College of Nursing HUMN 303: Introduction to Humanities January‚ 2015 Exalted Beauties: Venus of Willendorf vs. the Barbie Doll The Venus of Willendorf is known for her voluptuous figure‚ and is often regarded as an icon of fertility‚ health‚ and abundance. Barbie is known for her blonde hair‚ big blue eyes‚ and her size zero figure‚ she is often regarded as an iconic representation of beauty (The icon
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How far do you agree or disagree that Tennyson offers a feminist stance in his poetry? I agree with the fact that Tennyson is a feminist in his poetry. I think that the poems Godiva and Lady of Shallot prove this. A feminist stance is where someone looks at texts through a woman’s perspective and theory‚ which is what Tennyson‚ does in these poems. Tennyson lived at a time when women were inferior to men therefore by him putting a feminist stance in his poems; it is a different perspective on that
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Feminist art begun in the 1960’s. Feminist movements began to take place during the mid nineteenth centaury. Beginning in the mid 1800’s groups of people were gathering together in the fight for women’s rights. On July 19‚ 1848 many men and women gathered together along side Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott‚ in Seneca Falls‚ New York‚ in a battle to achieve woman’s rights. Two days later one hundred both men and women signed the “Declaration of Sentiments.” A document that stated that all
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The feminist movement has been going on for decades and there any many people who have contributed to it. However‚ the two that stood out to me were Gloria Steinem and Emma Watson. Gloria Steinem is one of the most known faces of the feminist movement. She was the co-founder of many national women’s groups and also helped co-found the feminist Ms. magazine. Emma Watson is also a huge leader today in the feminist movement. Not only was she well known before she started speaking about women’s equality
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making them apoplectic. They have shown it is always two steps forward one step back‚ however feminism is changing the lives of women around the globe‚ slowly in most places‚ and significantly in others. Even in the most repressive countries have feminist movements- brave women often working in secret. Through their message they believe in “tenets of feminism‚ equal pay for equal work‚ freedom from sexual exploitation and abuse‚ the right to an education‚ control over their reproductive lives”‚ formulating
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From Humble Beginnings Historians have sorted the American Feminist movement into three distinct “waves‚” the first of which began before World War I. Although World War I should not be credited for the beginning of the Feminist Movement‚ it led to its triumph. First-Wave Feminism merely began as women’s desire to be granted political‚ social‚ and economic liberties; this being represented by the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848‚ the first time a discussion of women’s rights had taken place. It
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examined deeply‚ it’s a silly sci-fi blockbuster‚ what else could the film have going on? But there is actually many different ways to examine the film‚ including a feminist reading. Examining a film like this from a feminist perspective is fascinating stuff‚ but before we dive headlong in‚ what is feminist film theory all about anyway? Feminist film theory is a way to examine how a film portrays women‚ are they tough/independent or are they a simple background character? Are women portrayed in a positive
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