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    Walt Disney Gender Roles

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    that gender narratives remained stereotypical in which male characters held a diverse range of jobs ranging from chefs‚ doctors‚ and lawyers whereas most female characters were depicted to be more involved in domestic tasks. Although when a female character is the protagonist‚ she is often portrayed as passive and submissive whereas men are displayed as masculine through how they talk and behave (Li-Vollmer & LaPointe‚

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    Although it is clear women in Homer’s The Odyssey are hierarchically lower than men‚ and have to follow societal norms and the orders of men‚ women also have the power to disrupt and distract Odysseus’ journey home. Men have clear dominance over the lives of women throughout The Odyssey and make choices for them in instances even when they are completely capable. This is evident even with mother-son relationships. Telemachus commands Penelope‚ his own mother to “go back to [her] quarters. Tend to

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    It is no secret women’s roles have changed but‚ no one seems to notice they have also changed our fairy tales. Over the years fairy tales have evolved making women play many roles‚ some submissive others assertive; the females in Little Snow-White and Beauty and The Beast portray these roles as reflections of the times in which they were created. Written in the 1800’s Little Snow-White personifies the submissive roles assigned to women at the time. In this time period being a housewife is typical

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    Cyclist Gender Roles

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    audience gets a glimpse of Francoist Spain’s perspective on the female role in society under the regime through the plot and characters that unravel during the film. As Helen Graham puts it‚ “Francoism projected an ultra-conservative constructions of ‘ideal’ womanhood‚ perceived as the fundamental guarantor of social stability” (Graham 182). This meant that Franco wanted to code all women under the regime to accept their role as caretakers‚ sacrificing themselves for the betterment of society. Graham

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    Genesis Gender Roles

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    “The Role of Women in the Book of Genesis” Women had different social roles back in the time of Genesis compared to today. The Old Testament depicts them as almost secondary beings to men. The stories in Genesis mostly revolve around men‚ with women seemingly not being as important. In the few stories that do give prime place to them‚ such as the stories of Rebekah‚ Leah and Rachel‚ Dinah‚ and Sarah and Hagar‚ the women often cause much of the conflict in the story. These stories depict women

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    The Odyssey is the product of a society in which the dominant role was played by men. In ancient Greece‚ just as in the whole of the ancient world‚ and in America and Western Europe until the last century‚ women occupied a subservient position. Society was organized and directed by men‚ and all of the most important enterprises were those which men arranged and implemented. Women were valued‚ but they participated in the affairs of the world only when they had the tacit or open approval and permission

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    Nurses And Gender Roles

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    I have seen TV shows related to healthcare and most of them don’t even have roles for nurses. Shows like house‚ Scrubs‚ Greys Anatomy‚ and general hospital are mostly about doctors. These prime time programs seem to neglect the nurse as a vital member of the healthcare team. Nurses make appearances but in the background roles; used as butt of jokes for the doctors‚ and the roles are primarily played by beautiful women. Then there is a show that is devoted to one nurse; Nurse Jackie. The nurse

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    The Snow Child

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    The Snow Child – Coursework The subtexts of fairy tales present the view that women are either helpless damsels or wicked vixens‚ created from the fantasies of male desires. How and to what extent does Angela Carter’s Snow Child challenge or reinforce this view? Angela Carter’s The Snow Child is a feminist revision of the Grimm Brothers classic fairy tale Snow White. Whilst reading the story‚ it is clear that Carter challenges the “repeated familiar cultural stereotypes” which is a common theme in

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    Gender Roles In Hamlet

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    in to a positive or negative outcome. Males are more of a dominate character in Shakespeare’s play because they have power and social class because women do not have that pleasure because it’s not culturally and socially normal. Although‚ there a gender differences with Rosalind and Hamlet‚ they both share this dominate and central figure in the plays. The plays focuses on their

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    Traditional Gender Roles

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    female a weak homemaker or sex symbol. In poplar culture‚ these views have changed. The feminine revolution of the 60’s and 70’s‚ have changed the way the roles of women are displayed. The homosexual revolution of the 80’s‚ 90’s have enabled Gays and Lesbians to be more open with their sexual orientation. The traditional role of the men was the providers and protectors of the family. Men were sent off to work and at times spent several days away from the family in order to

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