- Activity 2.1 Question 1: a) The scores of UK‚USA‚Germany and Japan on the cultural dimensions. Power distance Masculinity Term Orientation UK 35 66 51 USA 40 62 26 Germany 35 66 83 Japan 54 95 88 b) The power distance is defined as the inequality social status between people‚it usually relate to centralization‚superiors and decision making in organization administration.The power distance of UK and Germany are both score as 35‚it indicates that the inequality in this two country culture
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This essay will explore the ‘problem of masculinity’ and the way Classical Hollywood cinema invests and deals with the image of the male body‚ drawing from the analysis of examples from Top Hat (1935) and The Best Years of Our Lives (1946). Steve Neale argues that ‘it is very rare to find analyses that seek to specify in detail‚ in relation to particular films or groups of films‚ how heterosexual masculinity is inscribed and the mechanisms‚ pressures‚ and contradictions that inscription may involve’
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1) The critical components of professional practice while working in the substance abuse field: I. Engagement: - This process continues throughout all of the stages‚ or components. Engagement involves building rapport with the client but because people with substance abuse problems are often scared‚ emotional‚ defensive and unable to trust this can be difficult. Preparing prior to the initial interview is very important as well as limiting any interruptions while meeting with
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‘In Dracula‚ Lucy represents a 19th century ideal of femininity‚ whereas Mina embodies a more modern view of the role of women’. To what extent do you agree? Stoker’s presentation of the differences between Mina and Lucy provokes the debate about whether Lucy is intended to represent a traditional female role‚ with Mina being her modern counterpart. A typical depiction of life for a 19th century woman involved staying at home to look after their families; whereas‚ 20th century women secured
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Masculinity is a prevalent theme in Arthur Miller’s A View From The Bridge. The four leading male characters in the play; Eddie‚ Rodolpho‚ Marco and Alfieri; each play different roles and different types of men. Miller has represented men and masculinity in an unforgiving light in the play. It appears that it is men that confuse and create problems in the characters’ lives. Each character’s actions are effected by the conflicting forces of determinism‚ where every event and situation is the inevitable
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‘’The experience of the Great War stripped men of their masculinity’’explore the ways in which Barker‚ Sassoon and Owen portray this in their writing. Sassoon and Owen as poets and Barker as a novelist‚ explore through their works of literature the changing and challenging notions of masculinity experienced as a result of The Great War. Furthermore‚ all three writers suggest that the often overlooked reality of the conflict was the creation of a subversion of the stereotypical ‘heroic soldier’.
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The War Versus Oneself During the time period in which the Iliad took place there was a great emphasis put on masculinity. Five specific qualities were required to obtain the venerable title of a hero. Firstly‚ one must be born unto noble birth. For instance‚ a man born from the social status of a servant would cause the man to be immediately looked down on for his rankings among his higher status social counterparts. Secondly‚ the hero must attain strength. Without strength‚ the man cannot prove
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This article‚ written by Shanara R. Reid‚ discusses the over-sexualization of women in rap/hip hop songs and music videos‚ and the possible social causes of this. It has become apparent nowadays that women are heavily degraded in all kinds of media in order to appeal to the male viewing audience. Scantily clad women partaking in provocative dance routines and actions has become a norm of music videos. Machismo ideals that stress the extreme superiority of men over women and encourage the representation
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‘Fight Club uses cinematic means to produce a fantasy which is also a serious exploration of masculinity.’ How far does this statement capture your own response? Critics have said that Fight Club ‘rages against the hypocrisy of society’ showing ‘a take on changes in masculinity’. The film uses cinematic means which produce a fantasy which explores the idea of masculinity and goes against a society where real men are defined by the materials they own. Fight Club uses a de-saturation of colour
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fool.’ In the light of this comment‚ compare and contrast representations of femininity in A Streetcar Named Desire and The Great Gatsby As A Streetcar Named Desire and The Great Gatsby were both written by men‚ it is to be expected that they meet the generalised representations of women found in most famous texts‚ the vast majority of which were written by men. However‚ these two texts also explore the ideas of femininity in great detail and often challenge expectations regarding women while also
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