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    Throughout Greek tragedies‚ there is a well-defined line between male and female gender roles. The men are seen as money makers‚ punishers‚ and protectors; whereas women are seen as caregivers‚ peacekeepers‚ and nurturers. A man’s job held more importance than a woman’s. In the patriarchal society seen in Greek culture‚ women were expected to follow orders and adhere to men . Defying men would cause consequences because in ancient times reputation was everything; being defied by a woman would

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    Gender Roles in the Workplace: Annotated Bibliography Karissa Roveda Oakland University Rochester‚ MI Adler‚ M. A. (1994). Male-Female power differences at work: A comparison of supervisor and policymakers. Sociological Inquiry‚ 64(1)‚ 37-55. This article spoke of the positions of power between men and women‚ and how policymakers and supervisors distribute that power to men and women. In the work place‚ when considering for advancement‚ employers have undefined criteria such as personality

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    that gender narratives remained stereotypical in which male characters held a diverse range of jobs ranging from chefs‚ doctors‚ and lawyers whereas most female characters were depicted to be more involved in domestic tasks. Although when a female character is the protagonist‚ she is often portrayed as passive and submissive whereas men are displayed as masculine through how they talk and behave (Li-Vollmer & LaPointe‚

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    In the 1950’s‚ gender roles‚ and the behavior of men and women were about as clearly defined as you can get. A new invention called the television popped up‚ and all the popular shows of the day mirrored real life to a tee. Ozzie and Harriet and Leave it to Beaver were just two of the regular shows that the whole family would sit down and watch together. And why not? The shows of the day reflected the 1950’s family‚ and their values. Families would have breakfast together. The man of the house

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    Influence of Gender Within Society Throughout this paper‚ I will be exploring the spectrums of femininity and masculinity within video games in the American pop culture. Since video games were first marketed‚ a theme has been prevalent till this day: the notion of masculinity (how to be a man) and the sexualization of females (sexist portrayals of women) in video games. This profound issue affects the younger generation within gender socialization‚ gender stereotypes‚ and gender schemas of male

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    natural for people to act outside the boundaries their gender? In today’s society the answer is "no" and most people see it as unacceptable act. In The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins‚ Katniss must endure a brutal competition where the last kid standing wins. Throughout The Hunger Games several characters such as Katniss and Peeta Mellark both reinforce and undermine gender roles. However The Hunger Games as a whole presents an argument against gender expectations. When people act as we say "weird" it

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    Gender and Class in the 1870s as Portrayed by the Film Industry The film industry can create an image for genders‚ race‚ class‚ sexuality‚ nationalities‚ and even eras through the roles and story lines of characters in a film. More recently‚ the film industry has begun to combine two different eras of films and even combine two different genres of film. In the film Cowboys and Aliens‚ the writers and directors are able to depict the different roles of genders and classes that existed in the

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    Even today‚ there are issues which appear to still affect roles and views of people. A difference between today’s issues and the ones from the 19th century is that at least today women have rights as citizens. 19th century England enforced debilitating gender roles on women which prevented them from being considered “real” citizens in society. There have been several issues and topics in conversation which depict how the gender roles society enforced hindered women. It was common for a series

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    Gender is a particularly relevant subject in today’s culture‚ and Japan is undoubtedly part of the conversation. During the 1980s‚ Japan had a wave of economic boom and developments that still continue now. With it came the shifting mindsets and societal beliefs. Kitchen is a novella that brings great focus onto this progression in history through the lens of gender fluidity. Yoshimoto uses her characters as a way to express the emotions of the people who lived through the postmodern era. The many

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    Gender roles can be defined as the ways that women and men are supposed to act in society. They are often looked upon as a “status quo” and are rarely defied. Although society has generally solved some gender issues‚ they still occur today. Gender Roles were very relevant during the Victorian and Modern Era’s and were often showed through literature. Women were viewed as submissive and did not have as much luxury as men in their everyday lives. Tennyson’s “The Lady of Shalott” illustrates the oppressive

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