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    have traditionally been associated with apathy‚ nurturing‚ estrogen and subordination. Before the child is born‚ girls are subjected to gender stereotypes; they are given clothing‚ décor‚ an accessories that are pink‚ which is the color that not only society but our culture assigned to the female gender. Even at a young age‚ girls are given dolls and the gender roles were set. Women have always been viewed as the ones who take care of the children‚ tend to the cooking and the cleaning and anything

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    “The Chrysanthemums” In the story “The Chrysanthemums” by John Steinbeck. The main character Elisa allen is visited by a stranger who apparently changes her outlook on life. According to the story she seems to be a stay at home wife who loves to garden and is fascinated by chrysanthemums. While she is gardening one afternoon while her husband was in town‚ a man stops at her house. He offers to fix any pots or tools she has. While they are conversing he strikes up a conversation about the chrysanthemums

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    their villains appearance to have the worst stereotyped aspects of each gender. Male villains are made to have more feminine attributes‚ but some are also shown to have and almost hyper-masculine appearance‚ and females tend to have more male attributes or be incredibly vain about their appearance. Disney also puts emphasis on aspects of a race that is based off

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    that we have read in which symbolism is demonstrated is in The Chrysanthemums by John Steinbeck‚ and The Worker in Sandalwood by Majorie Pickthall. In The Chrysanthemums‚ Steinbeck tells a story of a married couple living on a farm. The husband‚ Henry Allen‚ works most of the day while his wife‚ Elisa Allen‚ spends most of her time tending to her garden. The couple have no children. However‚ in Elisa’s garden she grows Chrysanthemums‚ which she cares for as if they were her children. During the

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    240 10/10/10 Gender Portrayal Project Since the creation of the first Television back in 1888‚ media has begun to portray stereotypes. Media portrayal of stereotypes broadcast a false sense of reality to portray what people want to see in order to boost ratings. There are many T.V shows out there that focus solely on stereotypes and ignorance. A prime example of this would be the “reality” show Jersey Shore. The jersey shore cast focuses on Italian stereotypes as well as gender differences and

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    Nina J. Gender Typing From the time parents receive the first sonogram in which their baby ’s gender is recognizable they set specific expectations for that son or daughter. If it ’s a boy‚ the father dreams of his first fire truck or playing catch. While the mother dreams of a daughter ’s pink room and her wedding. We are going to explore the effects to which this behavior can have on children as they develop in their lives. Most people are familiar with the concept of boys and girls

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    People have contributed to gender stereotypes by refusing to the chain. Cooking is now only women’s job‚ having makeup on is the only way to be classified as beautiful‚ and lastly; to be a man‚ you must act manly. Gender stereotypes have been obscured by today’s society through all forms; media‚ actions‚ rules‚ and obligations set by certain communities. Throughout the last few decades women have been portrayed as the only one’s who should be in the kitchen. Billboards‚ movies‚ articles in magazines

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    John Steinbeck’s "The Chrysanthemums" features a strong capable and unsatisfied woman‚ Elisa Allen‚ whose talent cannot be recognized in the male-dominated society. Elisa Allen is a strong‚ talented woman‚ with powerful hands just like a man’s‚ and she is "over-eager" to puts her potential into practice. Even though she is "over-eager and over-powerful"‚ she could use her potential only in her flower garden. Actually‚ she does an excellent job there‚ keeping the farmhouse "neat" with windows "hard-polished"

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    To begin with‚ advertising perpetuates many different types of stereotyping. This includes‚ gender‚ racial‚ and sexual types of stereotypes. Most viewers notice the stereotypes that occur in the advertisements. Some critics of advertising believe that negative stereotypes of women and minorities are common in advertising. They argue that much advertising still portray women as the weaker gender whose primary responsible to care for the children and the home‚ or as sex objects. Any negative or bad

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    Stereotypes play a major role in our society‚ whether it may be cultural‚ racial or gender stereotypes. They shape individuals and influence them with specific characteristics and attributes even if those assumptions are inaccurate. Similarly‚ this trend is creeping up on how we deal with technology as it has been associated with these gender stereotypes. For instance‚ consider the HDMI cables that one would use to connect devices to the television—there is a male part/input and a female part/output

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