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Brains and Sex Differences, 2007.
This article analyzes the article "The Difference" by Ann Moir and David Jessel, that argues that there are differences between the brains of women and men.
1,457 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 6 sources, MLA, AU$ 78.95
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In this essay, the writer provides a critique of Ann Moir and David Jessel's article, which is provocatively entitled "The Differences". The writer notes that the differences to which these two authors allude are the differences that they claim exist between women's and men's brains. The writer points out that according to Moir and Jessel, it is an irrefutable scientific fact that women's and men's brains differ substantially, and moreover that this is reflected in their vastly different aptitudes, interests and abilities. The writer discusses that the authors take issue with what they clearly see as a politically correct vogue of denying that such differences exist, and urge readers to simply accept the differences as a fact of biology. The writer maintains that in so doing, they implicitly attempt to negate much of the work done by feminists to date, and arguably contribute to the backlash against feminism.
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"In addition, given the misogyny that lurks just below the surface of this article, it is hard to believe that the authors did not have the deliberate intent of countering the feminist movement. The misogyny is evidenced for example by the fact that Gustave Le Bon's statement that many women's brains are closer in size to those of gorillas than those of men is quoted without censure, indeed, with tacit approval, as the authors then immediately go on to imply that we are in a devastating social revolution due to the fact that women are stupidly refusing to accept their inferiority. And the fact that one of the authors is a woman should not distract us from the charge of misogyny - sadly, the ranks of women also have their share of Uncle Tom's."
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Left Brain/Right Brain Differences, 1988.
Biological/psychological study of functional differences between brain's hemispheres. Discusses brain damage, perception, nervous system activity, test measurements, expression & facial emotion.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 8 sources, AU$ 63.95
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"This biological psychology paper will discuss left brain/ right brain differences. What is meant by left brain/right brain differences are differences between the two major hemispheres of the brain, the right hemisphere and the left hemisphere. The focus
will be on how the hemispheres differ functionally to affect psychology. A number of studies will be summarized.
II. Biological Aspects
Study of patients with damage to only one brain hemisphere is used to deduce how the right brain and left brain are different-iated. Robertson and Delis (1986) note that patients with damage to the left brain have more difficulty in visuospatial part-whole processing than do patients with damage to the right brain."
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Brain Differences in Boys and Girls, 2004.
An insight into the study of brain differences in males and females.
942 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 14 sources, MLA, AU$ 54.95
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This paper examines how the obvious biological differences between men and women have inspired a search for corresponding mental differences. It looks at how much of the oppression suffered by women in the traditionally patriarchal world of business and society has been blamed on the preconceived notion that women were somehow not as good as men in certain areas and how the rise of feminism negated all such difference. It analyzes, through a literature review, how recent research has brought to light new information regarding definite biological differences in the brains of girls and boys and how the true effect of these differences on behavior appears to be the issue of current debate.
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"Further revealing studies are cited by Cathy Young (1999). According to research, much overlap exists in studies conducted to determine behavioral differences between boys and girls. Three out of 10 boys for example exhibited behavior that correlated well with the behavior of five out of 10 girls. Such findings are not sufficiently conclusive to substantiate the theory that brain differences make a substantial difference in behavior. Young holds that gender differences should thus not be viewed in the extreme, but rather, as mentioned above, as a guideline for optimally educating boys and girls."
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Feminism and Gender Differences in the Brain, 2002.
A look at why physiological differences should not be used to found an argument.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 3 sources, AU$ 42.95
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This paper examines feminism in respect to the gender differences exhibited within the human brain. The assumption is that feminism could stem from the existing gender differences, but that to make such an assumption would negatively impact feminism itself.
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Behavioral Differences Of Boys And Girls, 2002.
Review of the article "The Other Difference Between Boys and Girls" and its premise that social equality of the sexes can only be achieved through recognition of gender differences.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 1 source, AU$ 42.95
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Richard M Restak in his article "The Other Difference Between Boys and Girls" examines some of those stereotypes and demonstrates that differences in behavioral performance of boys and girls are determined by brain functioning. He intends to reverse conventional wisdom about discrimination based on sex, and pursues his analysis with the assumption that "social equality for men and women really depends on recognizing these differences in brain behavior"
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Biology and Gender Differences, 2002.
The roles of biology and socialization in shaping gender differences.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 6 sources, AU$ 143.95
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This paper examines psychological and sociological evidence gathered over the last several decades pertaining to the roles that biology and socialization play in the formation of gender roles. Studies showing how hormones, brain differences, and physical differences between males and females shape the traits associated with their genders. Sociological theories are examined that point to socialization playing a significant part in the development of a child's gender identification. Theories of transgendered individuals existing as a separate sex from males and females are touched upon. Both biology and socialization are demonstrated to shape gender roles, with a greater part played by biology.
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Gender and Sexuality Differences, 2008.
This paper studies the book 'Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps' by Barbara Pease and Allan Pease and looks at the gender issues raised.
750 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 42.95
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The writer of this article notes that in 'Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps', Barbara Pease and Allan Pease contend that these commonly observed social idiosyncrasies actually stem from profound differences between the sexes going as deep as brain chemistry. The writer points out that despite the obvious humor in their title, Pease and Pease have a serious message: men and women are different, in very regular ways. The writer notes that most men have a much better spatial orientation than women. They can translate the abstract lines and symbols on a map into a clear understanding of where they are going. By contrast, the writer points out that women are oriented to multi-dimensional cues such as landmarks that men often overlook. The writer concludes that while this book is intended for the general reading public rather than being a narrowly scientific treatise, there is a good deal of information, and the humor involved makes it a highly readable, genuinely enjoyable study.
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"On the other hand, women's approach to language is indirect and based on suggestion rather than the blunt, yes-and-no style that men favor. Unfortunately, because most individuals assume that their own communication style is consistent with what everyone else does, men and women often fail to communicate.
"Pease and Pease begin by addressing a difficult issues they must confront, the conflict between their research and current social movements. They state bluntly that they are addressing issues of science, not social or political questions."
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Gender Differences in Education, 2007.
This paper discusses ways of improving the academic performance of males in early childhood education.
2,232 words (approx. 8.9 pages), 19 sources, MLA, AU$ 112.95
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The paper relates that boys are failing at alarming rates in an educational system that, the paper contends, has been wrongly attempting to implement gender neutrality. The paper reveals that there is substantial evidence of extreme differences between the very biological make-up of the brains of boys and girls. The paper explains how these differing natural tendencies of boys and girls affect the way they learn. The paper maintains that educators must begin to teach children in the manner in which their brains actually function.
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"Historically speaking the gender differences in education have been under-recognized if not overtly ignored throughout the establishment of early childhood education as a specialty within education. Additionally, the field of educators has been traditionally and currently gendered toward women, and this is especially true in the lower grades. (Sargent, 2004, p. 173) Though this is not to say that women are incapable of teaching young boys, given the training to do so it does leave some questions as to the validity of the thinking process that helps develops everything from curriculum to day to day classroom interactions between young boys and their peers as well as their teachers, and limits male role models in the system significantly."
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Sex and Love in "She Being Brand" and "Sex Without Love", 2001.
Compares the two poems for style, themes, and use of language.
1,460 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 4 sources, AU$ 78.95
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This paper looks at the combination of sex and art, looking at two poems where the poets have made an attempt to work out where sex and love connect. The erotica of Sharon Olds' poem "Sex Without Love" is explored, as well as E.E. Cummings' sensual poem "She Being Brand".
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"Two terms seeming to often coincide, making love and poetry. The act of making love, sex, and sensuality are greatly utilized topics in writing, painting and even music. However, some may argue that this combination, sex and art, is odd in our media drenched America. Today, Eros parallels pornography and explicit sexual content, both ?located on a continuum of erotic desire and dread? (Ostriker 327). Many poets have made an attempt to conquer the tangles and complications of sex and love, drawing connections between love of bodies and love of mind, leaving the abstract to the sensuous and the logical to the emotional. Sharon Olds, author of the poem ?Sex Without Love,? presents her audience with physically and sexually charged poetry. From no angle do her poems disguise erotic desires."
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The Brain and the Computer, 2007.
This paper identifies the differences between models inspired by the brain and computer models of mental representation and information processing.
1,102 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 62.95
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The paper explains that when dealing with models of mental representation, or knowledge processing, there are many differences between computer modules used for artificial intelligence and research, and models inspired by the human brain. The paper examines the implications of these differences that make the two models suitable for different purposes. The paper concludes that both brain and computer models are complex and require vast understanding of the way in which information is represented.
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"Models of information processing in relation to knowledge representation based on the human brain rely on the basic principle that knowledge is stored in a highly organized fashion. The brain can retrieve information in fractions of a second. The human brain models of information processing presuppose that mental representations of information assume three forms of representation. The first is the prepositional representation. This is related to natural language. The form of representation is non-analog, non-iconic, discrete, and arbitrary to reference. The second form is that of mental models. These models are structural analogies to the real world. Finally, the third form is that of mental imagery, which is a perceptual correlation to a model from a single point of view. This representation is analog, iconic, continuous, and referentially isomorphic (Johnson-Laird and Byrne, 1991)."
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Ectopic or Heterotopic Brain Tissue, 2002.
This paper gives an overview of ectopic brain tissue, extracranial brain tissue that is not directly connected to the brain itself.
3,987 words (approx. 15.9 pages), 10 sources, APA, AU$ 174.95
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The paper shows that extracranial brain tissue that is not directly connected to the brain itself may be an isolated cutaneious embryonic defect. It discusses how these are usually located on the occipital or parietal areas of the scalp and are often called heteropic brain tissue or cutaneous ectopic brain (CEB). Most of the time these are simple defective tissue that can easily be removed from the scalp. However, there are several different types of ectopic brain tissues and some of these can be signs of underlying central nervous system problems. The paper discusses several cases where the importance of getting a thorough evaluation of the tissue is shown.
Table of Contents:
Definition of Cutaneous Ectopic or Heterotopic Brain Tissue
Summary of Four Patients with Scalp Nodules Surrounded by Hair Collars In the Study by Drolet and Clowry
History of CEB
The Hair Collar Sign: Marker for Cranial Dysraphism
Why the ?Hair Collar?
Ectopic Brain as Orbital and Conjunctival Mass
Heterotopic Brain and Meningeal Tissue
Information about Heterotopic and Ectopic Brain Tissue
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"Perhaps the question can be asked why the researchers termed the phrase, ?hair collar?. Why is there a hypertropic ring of long hair that surrounds these lesions? If these were examined, the hair follicles would be found to increase in number and many of these will be quite large. In fact, the angle that each hair follicle exits the skin does not fall randomly, but are located at precise directions that the hair follicles take.
? The hair pattern is thought to be dictated by differential shearing forces and the point of maximal tension, the vertex, is where the parietal scalp whorl is commonly found. Perhaps at some point early in development, encephaloceles and meningoceles produce aberrant shearing forces during the formation of the follicles forcing them to point outward, away from the defect? (Drolet and Lawrence 309).
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Sex Offender Rehabilitation, 2007.
A review of literature looking at the success of using victims of sex offenses in sex offender treatment programs.
6,033 words (approx. 24.1 pages), 29 sources, MLA, AU$ 229.95
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The literature review presented in this paper, focuses primarily on the historical origins of using victims in sex offender treatment programs. The paper further explores the nature of empathy, guilt and shame and the relationships shared among each of these variables. The intent of the review is to provide valuable feedback related to the efficacy of concurrently using each of these variables in treatment programs geared toward sex offenders.
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Introduction
Historical Overview Using Victims In Sex Offense Rehabilitation
Theories of Empathy
Theories of Guilt and Shame
Relationship of Guilt/Shame and Empathy: Effects on Intervention
Concurrent Use of Empathy, Guilt and Shame in Therapeutic Intervention
Literature Review Summary
Discussions/Conclusions
References
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"Guilt and shame are often intimately tied to criminal acts involving sex offenses. There is a body of research suggesting that the presence of guilt and shame among sex offenders may inhibit any efforts toward building empathy within the scope of a rehabilitative treatment program. Kubany & Watson (2003) for example suggest that the construct of guilt has received relatively little attention from researchers but may have a negative impact on programs designed to help build empathy among sex offenders. They propose a multi-dimensional model to measure the magnitude of guilt one may experience after a negative event, suggesting that the more guilt a sex offender feels the more likely the guilt is to affect their ability or capacity to express empathy."
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More than Two Sexes, 2001.
This paper explains that although Western culture recognizes only two sexes, other sexes exist as well.
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This paper examines the possibilities of more than two sexes from a biological and sociological viewpoint. The paper points out the problems faced by those who do not fit into the two sex definition.
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"The definition of intersexuality sets a basis to be able to group Sterling?s ?five sexes? into their own subgroups. The standard medical definition of intersexuality or intersex refers to the three major subgroups with some mixture of male and female characteristics, which include: the ?herms,? ?ferms,? and ?merms.? The hermaphrodites or ?herms,? posses one testis and one ovary, the productive gonads. In some cases, with the true hermaphrodites, the testis and ovary grow separately but bilaterally. In other people, they grow together within the same organ, forming an ovo-testis. ?Usually the sperm cells or eggs function quite well, along with the production of sex hormones such as: estrogen and androgen.? (Taylor 99-101)"
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Deviant Behavior & Sex, 1987.
Sociological study of extramarital, premarital & marital sex, sex research & abortion.
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"Sociological theory has identified behavior that is outside the norms of a society to be deviant behavior. This report will present the major theories of deviant behavior and will discuss premarital sex. The major sex therapists will be identified in part three, and the controversy of abortion will be presented in part four.
Theories of Social Deviance
Social living is, by definition, living according to the regulations of a group (Horton and Leslie, 1982). Those regulations may be formal, as the codified laws of a society, or informal norms, such as the customs and expectations of a society. Deviant behavior occurs when a person or group of people violate the norms of a society. There are several theories regarding why deviant behavior occurs."
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Sex Trafficking in Vietnam, 2005.
Focuses on sex trafficking and slavery involved in the Vietnamese sex trade industry.
2,300 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 10 sources, APA, AU$ 128.95
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This report focuses on the sex trafficking and slavery involved in the sex trade industry in Southeast Asia, with a particular emphasis on sex trafficking in Vietnam. Also included are reasons why sex trade has become a commercial economy in the country and recommendations for putting an end to child sex trade and the risk of the spread of HIV and other sexually transmitted disease. The paper includes a discussion of how sex trafficking involves the Vietnamese American community.
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"Prostitution in Southeast Asia primarily due to sex trafficking and slavery has grown so rapidly in recent decades annually that the sex business has assumed the dimensions of a commercial sector ..."
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