Sandra‚ Lee Bartky “Femininity as Disciplinary Regime.” our society women are often pressured and conditioned to conform to traditional feminine standards. In the past fifty or so years women have begun to find modes of resistance against these cultural constraints. Bartky theorizes about the properly feminine subject by stating that it is to embody the proper feminine qualities of character and behaviors. According to Bartky the properly feminine woman must be sure to never appear sloppy or loose
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Topic: What are the ideal body types for men and women in Hong Kong society? In what ways are these body types perpetuated through mass media‚ technology‚ and medicine? According to Bartky (1999)‚ is body modification a form of self-empowerment or self-punishment? Introduction Human body is one of the elements used to assess the attractiveness of a person. Since the aesthetics theory varies in different countries and regions due to different history and cultural background‚ the description of
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The Sexual Objectification of Women in Media: Cause and Harm Introduction This paper aims to explore and highlight the subject of Sexual Objectification in its various dimensions. It aims to study the very corners of the issues and shed light on the emergence of the whole idea of sexual objectification and its reality. It will examine and explain the whole discourse of ‘Sexual Objectification’ and the related issues. The different dimensions of this subject have been bifurcated as: Views on
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Eugenics has brought the idea that each person has value. The value of each person is similar to a certificate that gives you privileges over everyone who did not fit the idea of the super-race. “Eugenicists trumpeted reproduction as a means to preserve the Anglo-Saxon race‚ and‚ in turn‚ believed that the failure of eugenically fit women to reproduce would lead to the race’s demise”. (Ziegler‚ 2008) Women had to be checked by “scientists” to see if they would be classified as fit for companionship/marriage
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“We buy things we don’t need with money we don’t have to impress people we don’t like.” – Tyler Durden. The standards of masculinity have risen‚ men are expected to be the high and mighty figure. I would say that men are being judge way more compared to the old days. In this current century‚ men can express themselves via social media or in person. Aleks Eror author of “Are Millennials Experiencing a Crisis of Masculinity?” talks about men standards and how they are affecting todays society. I believe
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Feminist Perspectives on Power First published Wed Oct 19‚ 2005; substantive revision Wed Mar 9‚ 2011 Although any general definition of feminism would no doubt be controversial‚ it seems undeniable that much work in feminist theory is devoted to the tasks of critiquing women ’s subordination‚ analyzing the intersections between sexism and other forms of subordination such as racism‚ heterosexism‚ and class oppression‚ and envisioning the possibilities for both individual and collective resistance
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CAROL GILLIGAN’S ETHICS OF CARE 81 5 Carol Gilligan’s Ethics of Care Although twentieth-century feminine and feminist approaches to ethics are distinguishable one from the other‚ they share many ontological and epistemological assumptions. Whether a “feminine” and/or “feminist” thinker is celebrating or critiquing the virtue of care‚ s/he will tend to believe that the self is an interdependent being rather than an atomistic entity. S/he will also tend to believe that knowledge is "emotional"
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Announcements SA Projects Presenations start Friday All SA paper due Friday Guidelines on paper Format mla or apa Staple grading rubric Announcements Online: Final Exam Can be taken from anywhere‚ as long as you have a reliable computer and or internet connection Thursday December 19th 9:45-11:45 am Cumulative 70 questions 30 new ones week 13 15 16 40 previous questions quiz questions (lecture and material from weekes one through 12) Friday 13th in class study session Health
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I A political theorist once claimed that one should be most critical of ideas that have been deemed normal or scientific. For the most part‚ these notions that have been branded as “facts of life” carry with them several nuisances and drawbacks that people often ignore or fail to see since they are primarily held by many as irreplaceable truths. Unfortunately‚ such non-examined concepts are normalized in the level of human consciousness and in effect‚ rendering the individual a myopic perspective
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References: 1. Bartky‚ S. L. (1988). Feminism & Foucault: Reflections on resistance. Boston: Northeastern University Press. 2. Frye‚ M. (1983). The politics of reality: Essays in feminist theory. Trumansville‚ NJ: Crossing Press. 3. Gray‚ J. (1992). Men are from Mars
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