have chosen to use Shani Mootoo’s Moving Forward Sideways Like a Crab. I have selected this novel for its rich text that explores the dilemmas faced by a transgender person as they explore their own gender identity‚ digging deep into their intersectionality and commitment to starting life anew as a man. As the story unfolds‚ with the strategic use of contrast between life in Toronto as Sid and life in Trinidad as Sidney‚ elements of oppression that are unique to trans people are unveiled. The
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UNITED NATIONS ENABLED--- MARCHNG TOWARDS A NEW INTERNATIONAL MULTICULTURAL HUMAN RIGHTS ORDER WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO WORK AND EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITY By Sanjay S. Jain* Although we are at the fag end of completing the first decade of the new millennium‚ there is no end to the plight and ignominious treatment of Persons with disabilities all over the world. Even at present persons with disabilities (hereinafter ‘PWDs’) are perceived as objects of charity‚ pity
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Bibliography: Chesney-Lind M. & Pasko L. (2004)‚ the Female Offender: Girls‚ Women and Crime‚ (2nd Edition)‚ London: Sage. Crenshaw‚ K. (1989)‚ Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality‚ Identity Politics and Violence against Women of Colour‚ Stanford Law Review: Vol. 43 No.6: pp. 1241-1249. Cowie‚ J.‚ Cowie‚ V Gelsthorpe‚ L and Morris A (1990)‚ Feminist Perspectives in Criminology‚ Milton Keynes: Open University Press. Burke
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INTRODUCTION 1.1. Introduction: The term ‘feminism’ has been a part of everyday language since the 1960s. It is invariably linked to the women’s movement and an attempt to advance the social standing of women. Feminism as a theory can be divided into four types : (i) Liberal feminism‚ which accepts the law and its reasoning process. Liberalism is seen as the ideal tool to fight oppression; (ii) Radical feminism‚ which rejects the views of liberal feminists‚ since the reasoning structure of law
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EDUC 382 Diversity in Education Final paper Section 1 Professor: Ozlem Sensoy Teaching Assistant: Somayeh Bahrami Name: SONY (Tun‚ Htet Yan Aung) ST.ID: 301075860 Date: Thursday‚ 31 July 2014 EDUC 382 Diversity in Education: FINAL 1. Initial Impression and Observations at Toys “R” Us I visited a toy store named Toys “R” Us on 1110 Lougheed Hwy in Coquitlam‚ BC for this assignment. When I approached the store‚ the first thing I saw was a huge parking
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This literary writing will attempt to examine the impact of domestic violence (DV) in the lesbian‚ gay‚ bisexual‚ transgender community (LGBT) and demonstrate the plethora of disparities that impact this community in the DV arena. Domestic violence is statistically more prominent in a homosexual relationship than in a heterosexual (cisgender) relationship (White & Goldberg‚ 2006). Domestic violence is associated with intimate partner violence (IPV) (Dunne‚ 2014). The National Coalition Against Domestic
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stated that lack of work on inter-sectionality of food‚ nutrition and health suppresses the general well-being‚ e.g. in Chattisgarh‚ mitanins were more effective in giving early-child feeding and nutrition messages‚ than the anganwadi workers. Intersectionality of rual employment guarantee act‚ reproductive and child health‚ critical care and community management of malnutrition‚ public distribution system‚ ICDS and MDM scheme is necessary‚ but yet to be operationalised. Bajaj (2013) explained that
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Judith Butler in Media Studies When reading a biography of Judith Butler‚ a person would typically see a discussion of a highly intelligent philosopher of feminism‚ political theory‚ ethical and moral responsibility or gender studies. Her bibliographies are commonly describes as have a career focused on “research ranging from literary theory‚ modern philosophical fiction‚ feminist‚ gender and sexuality studies‚ to 19th- and 20th-century European literature and philosophy‚ Kafka and loss‚ mourning
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Researching and Developing Swedkid: A Swedish Case Study at the Intersection of the Web‚ Racism and Education Camilla Hällgren Doktorsavhandlingar i Pedagogiskt arbete Nr 5 © Camilla Hällgren 2006 Cover illustration: Helena Johansson ISSN 1650-8858 ISBN 91-7264-031-6 Printed in Sweden by Arkitektkopia AB‚ Umeå. Distribution: Institutionen för matematik‚ teknik och naturvetenskap [Department of Mathematics Technology and Science Education] Umeå University‚ 901 87 Umeå‚ Sweden. Tel. +46(0)90-786
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(CSWE) Educational Policy and Accreditation Standard‚ 2.1.4: Social workers understand how diversity characterizes and shapes the human experience and is critical to the formation of identity. The dimensions of diversity are understood as the intersectionality of multiple factors including age‚ class‚ color‚ culture‚ disability‚ ethnicity‚ gender‚ gender identity and expression‚ immigration status‚ political ideology‚ race‚ religion‚ sex‚ and sexual orientation… [Social workers] gain sufficient self-awareness
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