was Elizabeth Nichin and she presented the issues in feminism. Some of the main topics she pointed out were that pornography tends to only focus on the male audience. Some themes she mentioned were the perpetuation of hetero-normativity‚ hyper masculinity and western ideals if beauty in mainstream porn. Some points I found interesting in her presentation were the fact that of hetero-normativity is the mainstream porn. I found the topics of beauty in mainstream porn interesting especially when she
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Gender Identity PSY/240 Joanne Evans 6-1-13 Gender identities are determined by biological‚ social and cognitive learning factors‚ these occur overtime and more times than most gender identity is determined in childhood and usually by the age of six to seven years of age. Biological factors can play a big role in shaping a child’s physical development‚ some researchers suggest
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the way society‚ peers‚ and the individual sees themselves. Class‚ ethnicity‚ age‚ religion‚ and gender are very much parts of our identity. Our gender‚ which is based on the socio-cultural expectations of males and females being associated with masculinity and femininity‚ affects how we behave and how we view things. Traditional gender roles mean that a female must be feminine‚ and a male must be masculine. Agents of socialisation‚ like the Media‚ Family‚ and Peer groups‚ can either reinforce traditional
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list of them for everything‚ including men. A stereotypical man would be someone who was: obsessed with sex‚ lazy‚ messy‚ in love with cars‚ addicted to video games‚ a shoe hoarder‚ bossy‚ and someone who can not cry or else it would lower their masculinity. A young boy has to grow up learning about these things. Society will tell him to follow their rules of being a man‚ and if he doesn’t‚ he is different from everyone else. Just as men have stereotypes‚ women have them too. Female stereotypes are
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Gender Roles in Shakespeare It is a peculiar feature of Shakespeare’s plays that they both participate in and reflect the ideas of gender roles in Western society. To the extent that they reflect existing notions about the ’proper’ roles of men and women‚ they can be said to be a product of their society. However‚ since they have been studied‚ performed‚ and taught for five hundred years‚ they may be seen as formative of contemporary notions about the relationships between males
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and the different characteristics of femininity and masculinity. It also brought forth subjects of sexual desires and the greediness of money. The characters and the visual motifs in the film contributed to the developing of the plot and assisted in creating a more detective and gender oriented film. In the film‚ The Maltese Falcon‚ the role of men and women are portrayed in different ways in the film to show the distinct functions of masculinity and femininity between the characters. Sam said
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strength‚ daring‚ and technical prowess. Over the past 15 years or so the platforms have shifted this macho type of culture to one where men can admits their mistakes and ask for help when needed. These workers shifted their focus from proving their masculinity to larger‚ more compelling goals: maximizing the safety and well being of coworkers and dong their jobs effectively. Their altered stance revealed two things: First‚ that much of their macho behavior was not only unnecessary but actually got in
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Gender Role Changes How does time influence gender roles? Gender is defined as the behavioral‚ cultural‚ or psychological traits typically associated with one sex‚ and gender role is defined as an overt public presentation of one’s gender identity. In the book‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ the strict gender roles defined the way people were expected to act and how they were viewed. Compared to what we see today those expectations have changed since the 50’s‚ for the better. During the 1950’s men and women
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that by killing animals in this fashion‚ he proves himself as manly. The story suggests that Macomber feels pressures to “be a man” from the outside as he buys into Wilson’s notion that he must go to ridiculously extreme lengths to express this masculinity; he ultimately tries to fill the role of what Wilson tells him a “man” is. Once Macomber fulfils what he thinks is masculine he becomes intensely egotistical and expresses unreasonable euphoria. Margot then questions his newfound elation and reveals
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(2011). Gender Roles in Women’s Sports: The Evolution of Female Athletes. Available: http://masculinityandgenderrolesinsports.blogspot.co.uk/p/gender-roles-in-sports.html. Last accessed 5/12/2012. * Nikki Wedgwood. (2009). Connell ’s theory of masculinity - its origins and influences on the study of gender.. Journal of Gender Studies. 18 (4)‚ p329-339. * Salford City Council. (2012). Forced Marriages. Available: http://www.salford.gov.uk/forcedmarriages.htm. Last accessed 05/12/2012. * Stephen
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