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    views of Muslims. The idea of people just like me not being able to live in the only place they’ve only know. The problem has recently grew due to the problems in the Middle East and the terrorist attacks. The media is unable to differentiate a stereotype from a heinous crime. Although many claims from the people responsible claiming to be a part of a religion to which its own people denounce. So the valid question must be asked “Why isn’t the media shedding light on the millions of people who dissociate

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    The femininity in The Chrysanthemums Men have been known to be superior to women. Women try hard to get passed this irrelevant stereotype. It is unfair to say that women cannot be independent and take control. There have been many critics that apply feminism to this story. “The Chrysanthemums” by John Steinbeck reveals Elisa Allen’s desire to have a more passionate marriage and secrets of expressing her gender. Elisa Allen realizes that she acts totally different around her husband. When

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    relationships. I think the media socializes people‚ and shows them certain social scripts on how to behave and how their expected to behave in society. Disney fairy tales are a good example of this because they depict how the media thinks romance and gender roles should be played out. In the Article peer involvement in adolescent dating violence‚ it states that social and popular media‚ which inform standards‚ appearances‚ and behavior‚ also heavily influences adolescent social norms. Often in the fairy

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    Gender plays a big part in our society rather we realize it or not. We tell girls that they should wear dresses and dream to be a princess when they grew up. We tell boys to get dirty and stop crying if they fall. When a child goes not conform to the roles society has placed on gender than they are labeled as LGBT‚ even when they may not be. If a boy likes to play with dolls than people assumed the child is gay and if I girl likes to get her hands dirty than she is a tomboy. I wonder why there is

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    are presented to children at a young age‚ which then establish the normality of the domination of men in their minds. Social conventions are instituted to children through fairy tale characters that they can relate to in order to embed the “proper” gender behaviors in their brains. “American literature is male. To read the canon of what is currently considered classic American literature is perforce to identify as male” (Fetterley)‚ but fairy tales come before school years‚ therefore it is necessary

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    Swim et. al (1995) created a study that focuses on gender bias‚ specifically by looking at gender attitudes. Modern sexism involves subtle discrimination and prejudice. This scale is termed the Modern Sexism Scale (MSS). There is no explicit age group this assessment is designed for. However‚ keeping in mind limitations of child regarding reading and comprehension‚ this scale is best suited for young adults and older. This assessment is free to everyone and has no special requirements for who can

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    decisions and aren’t dependent on men and both genders are strong and powerful and do not overpower each other and is written by a female‚ but the fairy tales that are written by men are presented differently. It is evident that males are more dominating and have more power and the females are presented as weak and have no voice/opinion. That being said in the fairy tale “Cinderella” written by Charles Perrault a man‚ has men be the more dominant gender in the fairy tale. He uses the men to show that

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    women’s sports must be dug up through rigorous searching and locating. Not only that‚ but male athletes are sitting pretty and bathing in glory while female athletes receive just enough money to survive. Clearly there is a problem with our society‚ and gender discrimination is still an issue contrary to what most people believe. Because athletes in women’s sports leagues don’t receive as much pay‚ don’t get as much media‚ and are stereotyped‚ we ought to allow women

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    In the dog world‚ there are two genders of dogs: the female and the male. Although‚ there is no superior gender‚ each kind of dog has their own characteristics. Between a female and a male dog‚ one can be more sensitive than the other or one can be more active. The way the owners approach their pet‚ will affect their behavior and personality. Most owners tend to have one or multiple pets with the same sex. But having both sex dogs‚ can be chaotic. Each dog is emotionally divergent and could need

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    The Chrysanthemums by John Steinbeck has been labeled as a feminist story for its commentary on patriarchy and feminine self expression in the time of the story. This story highlights a strong woman’s attempt to break out of the shackles she has lived in for all of her life. The story comments on and symbolizes gender roles‚ female sexuality and character development. The Chrysanthemums is shaped by the common gender roles that is present in society. When the main character‚ Elisa‚ is first introduced

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