PART ONE Social and Historical Constructions of Gender Why start an introduction to women ’s studies textbook with a discussion of science and medicine? If we begin our study of women ’s lives by considering what makes women and men distinct in different cultures and time periods‚ we first have to ask what counts as difference. Many people think that biology answers such a question once and for all. But science (including biology) has a history. People produce ideas and methods for science based
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GENDER DISCRIMINATION By definition‚ gender discrimination is treating individuals differently specifically because an individual is a woman or a man. Gender discrimination occurs in four main areas: employment‚ education. However‚ the Equal Pay Act‚ Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 have helped in the continued decrease in the number of occurrences of this type of discrimination. First‚ this report will discuss the three different acts
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Role of Race and Gender in Military Success This review focuses on the factors that may lead some to wonder if race and gender play a factor in the military when it comes to leadership and promotion opportunities. It is a known fact that the military is a male dominated organization which tends to define what a person is in order to know how to react towards that person. In total‚ there are 1‚166‚434 (85.1%) male active duty members and 203‚895 (14.9%) female active duty members. Within those
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In a modern colorful culture we find that there is not a cookie cutter approach for understanding gender. Since gender is multifaceted and carries a broad spectrum of definitions and formulations‚ it is then worthwhile to try to understand these definitions and formulations by using theories to help us classify masculine and feminine traits or the lack thereof as male or female. We can delve into this complex concept and break the ambiguity of it by examining three theories which are biological‚
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a major theme in contemporary identity informed through the help of feminism and other major groups. The term is related to but distinct from “sex” (used to refer both to the physical distinction between men and women and sexual intercourse) and “gender” (the social and cultural distinctions between men and women). Sexuality is used to refer to “erotic desires‚ practices and identities” or “aspects of personal and social life which have erotic significance” (Weeks‚ 1985). Debates on sexuality in
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“The concept of gender is used by sociologists to describe all the socially given attributes‚ roles‚ activities and responsibilities connected to being male or female in a given society. Our gender identity determines how we are perceived and how we are expected to think and act as women and men‚ because of the way society is organised” (March et al‚ 1999) According to Lindsey (2010)‚ Patriarchy is perceived as the perpetuator of female subjugation and disadvantage within all societies (Institute
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Gender Roles: A Cultural Phenomenon Gender roles have been in the spotlight lately throughout the late 20th and early 21st centuries‚ but gender role issues have been a prominent problem for countless years in many different societies around the world. One work of art that highlights gender roles is the film Orlando (1992)‚ which was directed by Sally Potter and adapted from Virginia Woolf’s novel‚ Orlando. Woolf’s Orlando was published in 1928 and tells a tale where the plot spans over 300 years
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There is no gender wage gap. Many are familiar with the women make 77 cents to a man’s dollar study‚ but it is flawed. The media blows the wage gap out of proportion‚ and there are many reasons people believe it exists. The wage gap is nonexistent due to the other factors that people that don’t really pay attention to like‚ men and women are paid the same for the same work‚ it’s not in the company’s best interest to pay men more for several reasons‚ men spend more time at work‚ and no one can say
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the “Gender Wage Gap.” I chose this topic because I am a woman‚ and the thought of a man receiving higher pay than me for the same job is a very difficult thought to have. I believe that understanding the gender wage gap is very important to society as a whole. Equality for women is a perquisite for society as a whole. There has been a change in the gender wage gap since the Equal Pay Act of 1963‚ it is that the wage between women and men have decreased significantly. Although‚ the gender wage
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Response paper to The Social Construction of Gender As a child I was associated as a “stereotypical” girl who loved to dress up and play Barbie Dolls. I also enjoyed going to dance lessons and learning how to bake with my mom. However what I enjoyed most as a child‚ was hanging out with my best friend‚ who also enjoyed the same activities as me. His name was Chris. Chris was different than most of the boys I met as a child. He did not enjoy getting dirty‚ nor did he want to play with monster
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