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    Annotated Bibliography

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    Annotated bibliography June 22‚ 2013 Professor Dilly The Inexpressive Male: A Tragedy of American Society Jack O. Balswick and Charles W. Peek The Family Coordinator Vol. 20‚ No. 4 (Oct.‚ 1971)‚ pp. 363-368 National Council on Family Relations http://www.jstor.org/stable/582167 Summary: This article discusses the American Male and how the culture has deemed in not appropriate or not culturally acceptable for the males to show emotions or any femininity. This can become very diverse

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    Hofstede’s Five Dimensions of Culture Individualism versus Collectivism is social orientation which is a person’s beliefs about the relative importance of the individual and groups to which that person belongs. Individualism is the culture belief that the person comes first. It includes high degree of self-respect and independence. They often put their own career interests before the good of their organizations‚ and they tend to assess decisions in terms of how those decisions affect them

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    Gender Identity Paper

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    Section I: Examining Gendered Identity Part 1: Socialization Influences The informal or “soft” institution of the family functions as my primary socializing agent. Such a powerful social grouping consisting of a mother‚ father and older brother contributed to my socialization and by extension my gendered identity. I attribute to my mother the primary agency of socialization due in part to my father’s alcoholism‚ his psychological sufferings and his demands of a hectic career in academia

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    Notes on Gran Torino

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    Walt Kowalski Attitudes * Refuses to offer any help e.g. – when his son insists to help Walt replies‚ ‘ no‚ I need them now not next week’ and says to Ashley ‘ No‚ you probably just painted your nails....’ both of these dialogues show disaffection and estrangement * Racism: ‘I thought you slopes are meant to be good at maths. ‘What are you fish heads looking at? * Walt has a strong sense of identity and purpose although he has inner conflict‚ ‘I’m not useless‚ I maintain my own property’

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    Response to Tough Guise

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    and strong‚ he is seen as weak‚ possibly “gay”. As in chapter four of Guyland‚ written by Michael Kimmel‚ guys can be ridiculed and harassed if they do not fit the norm of what a man is. In high school‚ it is a vital time for boys to show their masculinity. Kimmel gives many examples of the smaller‚ smart‚ socially awkward boys being mocked and made fun of. In return‚ many of these boys become suicidal or vengeful. As Katz quotes‚ over 85 percent of murders are committed by men and almost all school

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    Mi Vida Loca

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    Mi Vida Loca Mi Vida Loca means "my crazy life (as a girl)." The movie documents the phenomenon of female gangs in the early nineties in Los Angeles. It is written and directed by Allison Anders‚ who grew up in Los Angeles and went to UCLA. She uses personal experiences to help influence her story writing. In Echo Park‚ a group of young Mexican-Americans show what it means to live in the inner city. The film looks at gang lifestyle from a woman ’s point of view to uncover relationships‚ conflicts

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    How Is Gender Represented In ‘A Doll’s House’ And ‘The Importance Of Being Earnest’? A Doll’s House and The Importance of Being Earnest were both written in the late nineteenth century at a period in time when gender roles in society were not only significant to the structure of society but were restrictive and oppressive to individuals. This was particularly true in the case of women who were seen as the upholders of morals in polite society and were expected to behave accordingly. A Doll’s House

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    Ibo Culture

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    In this paper I will compare and contrast one aspect of pre and post colonial Ibo culture and the way that lives are lived and the way they are affected‚ in the Ibo agricultural culture era‚ wealth is not displayed by riches but by yams!? In the Ibo cultures yams are used to show wealth as compared to the U.S that had grew wheat‚ corn and a lot more to show that they were successful‚ in the Ibo culture they use yams as a trade/currency due to its rarity and its flavor/delicacy and the difficulty

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    Brandon Torchia ENGLIT 0625 Dr. Salzer 5 October 2015 Gender Stereotypes in the “The Maltese Falcon” The main female and male characters in “The Maltese Falcon” each have their own set of goals they want to achieve and the only way they can be achieved is with the help of private detective Sam Spade. The men in the novels utilize stereotypical masculine techniques such as intimidation‚ violence and bribery while women use not as aggressive techniques. The women achieve their goals by using stereotypical

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    Gender Socialization Sociology 100 Before a newborn child takes his or her first breath of life outside the mother ’s womb‚ he or she is distinguishable and characterized by gender. A baby is born and the doctor looks at the proud parents or parent and says three simple words: Its a boy‚ or Its a girl The baby is brought home and dressed in clothes that help friends‚ family and even strangers identify the sex of the child. Baby boys are dressed in blue and baby girls are dressed in

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