Mhairi; “Prostitution: an expression of patriarchal oppression”; Scottich Socialist Party Women’s Network‚ October 2006; www.scottishsocialistparty.org/pdfs/pamphlet1_1_final.pdf Vedder‚ Julie; “International Feminist”; www.answers.com Weisberg‚ D. Kelly ; “Application of Feminist Legal Theory to Women’s lives”; (Wadsworth‚ Thomson‚ Essentials of Sociology 2004) Ministry of Industry‚ Employment and Communications; “Prostitution and Trafficking in Women” (January 2004); www.sweden.gov.se “Is Prostitution
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of Theory Based Criminal Justice Responses Two possible theories explaining child maltreatment are the feminist theory and the choice theory of crime. First‚ a brief review provides each theory an avenue to explaining how it relates to the crime. Next‚ a discussion of both theories includes forming potential criminal justice responses. Finally‚ actual criminal justice system responses are examined providing insight into how the implantations relate to the theories given. Feminist theory responses
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Representing Ophelia: Women‚ Madness‚ and the Responsibilities of Feminist Criticism Elaine Showalter Though she is neglected in criticism‚ Ophelia is probably the most frequently illustrated and cited of Shakespeare’s heroines. Her visibility as a subject in literature‚ popular culture‚ and painting‚ from Redon who paints her drowning‚ to Bob Dylan‚ who places her on Desolation Row‚ to Cannon Mills‚ which has named a flowery sheet pattern after her‚ is in inverse relation to her invisibility in
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research questions: 1) How do Black women engineering students’ experiences reflect discrimination based on the intersection of race and gender? 2) Which of these experiences are similar among black women engineering students? Using Black Feminist Theory‚ the study exposed two major themes among Black women engineering students. The two themes‚ (a) Challenging stereotypes by doing something out of the ordinary and (b) Persisting for future generations‚ despite adversity‚ highlight the unique
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Daisy’s reference to this shows that to the average onlooker Jay Gatsby is the embodiment of the American Dream. I believe this reference is used to solidify the idea that while his life may look good from an outside perspective‚ the reality is that of a lonely man who uses his money to fill a void in his heart. The reality that someone
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Article Reflection: Feminist Intersectional Theorizing Intersectionality is known to be one of the prominent social theories in feminism. This theory explores the factors that represent one’s identity. The purpose of this article is to explain the theorizing on race‚ class‚ and gender by Canadian feminist. Intersectionality portrays how women experiences are interconnected. The article “Feminist Intersectional Theorizing” written by Daiva K. Stasiulis‚ mainly talks about the intersectional theorizing
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as I have taken quite a few minority culture courses. I am interested in understanding‚ applying‚ and using Queer and feminist theory‚ or rather being able to view the world through the Queer and/or Feminist lens. I have worked with some theories before‚ including Formalism‚ Marxist Criticism‚ Feminist Criticism‚ New Historicism‚ and Ecocriticism‚ so the idea of literary theory is not foreign to me. The feelings and thoughts that books create lead to interesting discussions with different people
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Females as Docile Bodies “Women inspire male sexual desire simply by existing” In western culture‚ especially in the twenty first century‚ women are constantly analysed by men solely based on their appearance. A women’s appearance alone creates male arousal which leads to the degrading demeanour of males towards the female body‚ reducing a woman as a whole being to only particular body parts like the genitalia. The ‘ever present male eyes’ stem the reaction in women that they must always be
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1. The theory of intersectionality was created by Patricia Hill Collins and Kimberlé Crenshaw‚ and posited that the various aspects of a woman’s identity all intersect rather than existing in a vacuum; race‚ class‚ gender‚ sexual orientation‚ etc.‚ all combine to influence a person’s life‚ opportunities‚ successes and lack thereof – and should‚ as such‚ not be treated as mutually exclusive entities (Cocarla‚ “Feminist Popular Culture Theory”). That may seem like a lot to break down‚ but considering
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Erica Freedman 1-24-2013 Feminist Theories in Intercultural Perspective- Hoffman The explosively popular 50 Shades of Grey series depicts Ana Steele‚ an aspiring young writer who quickly falls into the clutches of an extremely seductive and successful Christian Grey in a dominant/ submissive love story. Easily sweeping the young and restless girl off her feet‚ Grey’s confident and demanding presence starkly contrasts Ana’s who is known to self deprecate and hide behind plain clothing or a
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