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Gender Issues and Stereotyping, 2005.
This paper studies an episode of the Television program 'Home' with a view to gender issues.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 63.95
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In this essay, the writer analyzes one episode of the T.V. program "Home". The writer explores the plot and the characters in this show. In this paper, the writer points out stereotypes and gender issues that appear in the show. The writer looks at the gender roles portrayed in one episode of the show.
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"Channel House is a medical show and the episode analyzed involved the case of a homeless woman who is brought to the hospital unconscious from a seizure. She was found in a punk night club looking for someone only identified as Jamie. The young doctor attending her believes she may have a brain tumor but the neuro surgeon he consults dismisses his diagnosis and says that the woman is faking and just wants a bed for the night. The case is discussed by ... "
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Gender Issues in Children's Literature, 2001.
This paper describes how influential children's literature can be in forming ideas and stereotypes with relation to gender issues. It explains how crucial the early stages in life are in forming opinions of the society we live and grow up in.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 3 sources, AU$ 73.95
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This paper describes how influential children's literature can be in forming ideas and stereotypes with relation to gender issues. It explains how crucial the early stages in life are in forming opinions of the society we live and grow up in.
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Books are not only an important resource for helping to develop the language skills of a child, adding to his imagination by presenting to him new ideas and thoughts as well as to the child?s vocabulary by presenting to him or her new words and phrases. The books that a child reads also play a significant and important role in transmitting the culture of the society to the child of which the child is a member. An important part of the culture of the society where the child is born and grows up are the various gender roles. The way that genders are portrayed in the children?s books in this way contributes to the image children develop of their own role and that of their gender in society.
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Gender Issues in Hip Hop, 2005.
A look at issues of gender equity and stereotyping in the setting of hip hop music and culture.
5,300 words (approx. 21.2 pages), 10 sources, APA, AU$ 211.95
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This paper explores issues of how hip-hop culture, which includes not just rap music but beat-boxing, turntablism, break-dancing, krumping, and other manifestations, has been the focus of a great deal of negative attention due to what is widely perceived as a negative and debasing image or stereotype of women that is put forth in the culture.
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Introduction
Historical Perspective
Present Problems
Analysis
Conclusion
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"From an historical perspective, hip-hop music has not been around for very long, compared to other forms of music that have sparked societal debate, such as rock and roll and disco. Hip-hop music arguably began in the late seventies with artists like Grandmaster Flash and Electro, and focused on talking or rapping rather than singing, over a strong beat, often break-beat, and sampled instrumentation from other songs. Hip hop was male-dominated in its early days, as it continues to be today, and the lyrics for many hip-hop songs focused on presenting an idea of masculinity that was centered on the reality of life on the streets. As hip-hop gained in popularity through the 80s and even mainstream rock groups like Blondie and the Talking Heads dabbled in rap, this ethos was extended, expanded, and reinforced by groups like Public Enemy, Boogie Down Productions, and the Ultramagnetic MC's, who featured male lead rappers who were often dismissive of females and also often sought to stereotype women as being gold-diggers, bitches, and soap opera addicts. "Rap music has been around a little over 25 years now with hip-hop culture being slightly older. We now have generations of heads who grew or are growing up listening to rap. We are just beginning to see the long term effects and benefits of the imagery gleaned from videos and lyrical content; at this point it's safe to say that the effects are deep and long reaching" (Oshun, 2001). The 80s also saw the rise of so-called gangsta rap, which took the ethos of masculinity and mixed it with the myth of the outlaw or crime figure as rapper, supported by groups like N.W.A., Ice-T, and Geto Boyz."
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Gender Issues in Two Different Articles, 2005.
A review of two articles on the abuse of women.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 2 sources, AU$ 143.95
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This paper reviews, discusses and compares two articles on the subject of gender issues. These articles are Introduction: Sexual stereotypes as political ideology," Barbara Sinclair Deckard and "The fourteen women of Montreal," by Gary Teeple. The common theme highlighted in the paper is that of abuse.
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"Few topics have been written about more in the past century than gender issues. It has been, and remains, a controversial and constantly evolving topic. In her article, "Introduction: Sexual stereotypes as political ideology," Barbara Sinclair Deckard places the debate in its historical and sociological context, reviewing the ways in which women have been reviled by men over the centuries, and the reasons for this abuse. She thus highlights a long history of individual acts of misogynist abuse. By contrast, Gary Teeple in his article, "The fourteen women of Montreal," kicks off his article by focusing on just one specific incident of abuse - the massacre of fourteen female students by a deranged, misogynist man."
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Gender Stereotyping in the Workplace, 2007.
This paper is a step-by step research proposal to explore gender stereotyping in the workplace.
1,385 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 4 sources, APA, AU$ 75.95
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This paper explains that social psychology knowledge leads to the identification and challenge of gender stereotypes, to the identification of other ways of thinking about stereotypes and to the breaking of stereotypes. The author points out that an experimental design can be drawn to test the hypotheses that there is a difference in gender stereotypes for higher position and lower position employees and that there is the possibility that human resources management employees are more prejudiced by (more affected by) concerns about gender roles. The paper suggests a questionnaire describing an ambiguous workplace situation, which is followed by a series of specific questions to be rated on a five-point Likert scale.
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"The study of social psychology can be of a great help to identify the stereotypes and the way they interact with our lives. A great body of research suggests that stereotypes are implicit, unconscious. In the workplace, however, they are more obvious, due to the fact that they appear repeatedly, and generate aversive behaviors as an outcome of unfairness. This is also true in socio-political context. Because stereotypes are implicit, the social psychology research and methods or simply the great amount of information on this subject would be very helpful for at least to gain awareness on the existence of such processes."
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Gender Stereotyping, 2005.
This paper compares gender stereotyping as presented in the growing-up experiences of authors Susan Browmiller's "Femininity" and Richard Rodriguez's "Complexion".
960 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 55.95
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This paper explains that Susan Brownmiller in "Femininity" deals with stereotypes of the female gender by accepting restrictions that are put on woman to be considered feminine; Richard Rodriguez in "Complexion" deals with stereotypes of how a male should behave as a Spanish-American male. The author points out that a commonality in the books is the telling of fairy tales or myths to convey proper gender behavior. The paper reveals that both stories presented a unique insight into gender roles: Brownmiller talks about how men are like forks and knifes and women are like spoons, and Rodriguez talks about the three F's-- "feo", "fuerte", and formal--and the importance they held in his ethnic background.
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"In "Femininity", Susan Brownmiller describes how the fairy tales that were read to her at night taught her gender roles. In "Complexion", Richard Rodriguez states that, "Even today, when so much about the myth of the macho no longer concerns me, I cannot evade such notions." Another commonality is that both authors' parents and the people they are around teach the authors about gender ideas by the way the speak, their actions, and their behaviors. In "Femininity", Susan Browmiller asks "Did my loving, anxious mother, who dressed me in white organdy pinafores and Mary Janes and who cried hot tears when I got them dirty, give me my first instructions," and "Did my doting aunts and uncles with their gifts of pretty dolls and miniature tea sets had to my education?""
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Gender Stereotyping, 2004.
Examines how gender stereotyping is reinforced throughout childhood and into adulthood.
950 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 54.95
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This paper analyzes gender and shows how society's views have an adverse effect on the natural desires of girls. The paper looks at issues such as color stereotyping, genderized toys, and the influence of television.
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"From this study, only a handful of these ?feminine? boys turned
out to be homosexual. Their increase in femininity only proved advantageous in the long run increasing their sensitivity to the opposite sex. The reason for these boys crossing the gender boundaries is in response to their parents giving them free will to become who they want to be. Society tells the children that they are at liberty to become whoever they want to be when they grow up."
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Gender and Stereotyping in Economic Organizations, 2004.
Examines the roles of gender stereotyping in organizations using the screenplay, "One Fine Day," as a case in point.
2,056 words (approx. 8.2 pages), 8 sources, MLA, AU$ 104.95
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The role of women in the home and in the workplace began to change in the Twentieth Century. Women began entering the workforce in greater numbers, with the result that accepted roles in both families and organizations faced significant upheaval. The paper shows that the level of upheaval, however, is borne primarily by women, who remain burdened with the expectation that they will assume the primary responsibility for family duties, while conforming to male-dominated organizational behaviors. Despite significant gains made by women toward equality in both the workplace and the home over the past 30 years, many inequalities still exist, including wage issues, dress and deportment expectations, etc. These similarities and differences in gender and stereotypes are presented in the paper, with examples being taken from the movie, ?One Fine Day?.
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"The one stereotype that is shared by both Melanie and Jack is that work will always take priority over family in a crunch. For both characters, each must address a critical work situation in one day while finding alternate arrangements for their respective children. At no point do either indicate that an option exists, and both comment that they will be fired if they don?t keep their respective work commitments. The underlying message is that work in America is more important than children, and this unfortunate workplace reality is shared by both men and women."
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Journalistic Gender Stereotyping, 2005.
The paper investigates how "Time" magazine stereotyped First Ladies Laura Bush and Hillary Clinton during their husbands' first term in office.
13,116 words (approx. 52.5 pages), 72 sources, MLA, AU$ 401.95
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This study investigates media stereotyping of American First Ladies Laura Welch Bush and Hillary Rodham Clinton principally using quantitative and qualitative content analysis. The research explores the amount and qualities of "Time" magazine's news coverage during their husband's first terms of office to establish, (i) who between Mrs. Clinton and Mrs. Bush is framed as most often politically active and (ii) who between them is more negatively stereotyped. Hypotheses predict that the most politically active First Lady will attract more media coverage and more negative stereotypes. Both hypotheses were supported by the research, which indicate that Hillary Clinton was framed both as the most politically active and negatively stereotyped of the two.
Table of COntents
I.Introduction
Etymology of Stereotypes
Scholarship on Gender Stereotypes
Stereotypes & America's First Ladies
II.The First Lady in American History
Early Interest in First Ladies
Scholarship Since the 1980s
Hillary Clinton & Laura Bush
III.Methodology
Data Collection
Setting
Coding
IV.Findings
V.Discussion and Conclusion
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"Across the globe, women are poorly represented in many facets of life - economic, political and scientific - despite the fact that they constitute the majority of the world's population. For example, females represent only about three per cent of all historical figures in Western civilization (Catell, 1903; Eisenstadt, 1978). In addition, only about one per cent of the notable contributors to science and technology are female (Simonton, 1991a)."
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Boys and Reading: Gender Stereotyping, 2008.
A discussion on the underperformance of boys when they learn to read in comparison to girls.
2,469 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 11 sources, MLA, AU$ 121.95
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This paper discusses the underperformance of boys at reading and language skills in comparison to girls. The essay provides a critical exploration of the issues in the debate, and argues the thesis that the underperformance of boys at reading and language skills in comparison to girls is a consequence of systemic gender stereotyping in our society as a whole.
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Introduction
Boys and Reading: The Critical Context
Boys and Reading: The Stereotype
Boys and Reading: What Can Educators Do?
Analysis
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"Among contemporary teaching professionals, one of the most compelling issues of our time is that of the underperformance of boys at reading and language skills in comparison to girls. This is a particularly controversial issue, as it follows upon a very similar concern in the discipline some years before regarding the underperformance of girls in particular subjects. Moreover, as any review of the literature on the subject will reveal, the complex and controversial issues of gender stereotyping, and how we as a society understand, construct and/or shape masculinity, lie at the core of the debate."
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Gender Stereotypes in Children's Books, 2005.
A discussion of the gender stereotypes often found in children's books and whether these stereotypes influence a child's perception of gender.
4,275 words (approx. 17.1 pages), 15 sources, APA, AU$ 243.95
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This paper raises the question of whether there is a relationship between gender stereotypes in children's books and a child's perception of gender. The analysis is based on a qualitative review of research articles.
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"This study sought to determine the existence of the relationship between gender stereotypes in children's books and children's perceptions of gender. The exploration of this topic involved a qualitative review of research articles that addressed this topic from multiple perspectives. Several research studies that focused on measuring the gender representations in children's books were based on the premise that the presence of gender stereotypes in books automatically translates into children's gender stereotypical perceptions. However, the remaining research studies suggested that children's gender perceptions played a stronger role in shaping..."
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Gender Stereotypes, 2005.
An exploration of the impact of gender stereotyping on toy preferences in a five-year-old subject.
2,578 words (approx. 10.3 pages), 9 sources, APA, AU$ 124.95
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This paper explores the factors influencing gender stereotyping in five-year-old subject Hadley. It includes an overview of the psychological literature pertaining to said stereotyping, a transcript of the interview with Hadley, and an analysis of the interview in the context of adherence to stereotypes.
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Introduction
Method
Results
Overview of Results
Discussion
Sources
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"Many studies document the adherence of young children to gender stereotypes (Berk, Textbook, 521). Even children only eighteen months old display some implicit knowledge of gender stereotypes (Berk, 521). By two years, these stereotypes often become deeply ingrained as a component of gender identity (Kuhn, et al., 1978). As children reach ages where beliefs can be more reliably measured, stereotyping emerges as an exceptionally clear component of the social maturing process. In late childhood, some stereotypes become more firmly implanted, while others appear to weaken (Garret and Ein, 1977; Etaugh and Duits, 1990). While these processes clearly undergo fluctuations and shifts in emphasis, gender stereotyping undoubtedly constitutes a major aspect of normal development, and a significant portion of this development includes increased sensitivity toward the symbolic nature of the world, including toward the importance of color."
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Gender Stereotypes on Television, 2004.
A look at the problem of gender stereotypes on television and their impact on society.
758 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 44.95
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This paper briefly discusses the problematic issue of gender stereotyping on TV and states that television advertisements and programs are listed as very suggestible, persuasive elements of everyday life that do help form and strengthen gender stereotypes.
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"Images of men and women on television are often based on stereotypical roles of males and females in society. From the beginning of our lives, culture teaches us what it means to be a boy or a girl. From the color of clothes to the toys we play with, the messages start at an early age. Young people are influenced by a variety of messages to conform to a variety of expectations, to buy certain products, and to preserve a specific set of values that stress the differences between males and females."
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Gender-Based Stereotypes in ?Snow White?, 2003.
An analysis of gender-based stereotypes in this story and what they mean for parents today.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 6 sources, APA, AU$ 75.95
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This paper identifies the elements in the story, ?Snow White,? that present gender stereotypes describing the role behaviors and attitudes attributed to the female characters. An examination of what these stereotypes suggest males and females should aspire to is followed by an assessment of the role behaviors and attitudes that are attributed to the characters that tend to make them ?bad? or ?good.? A discussion of good and bad male characters, what factors differentiate them, and what this suggests about expectations for mothers and fathers is followed by a summary of the research in the conclusion.
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"By sharp contrast, the humble Huntsman is shown to be both compassionate and brave by sparing Snow White?s life at the risk of his own, and by killing a wild boar in her place. Other stereotypes include the relegation of Snow White to a purely domestic role by dwarves, who ? while not quite homo sapiens, are still haughty males who view females as housekeepers and little more, even if she is the ?fairest in the land?: "If you will take care of our house, cook for us, and make the beds, wash, mend, and knit, and keep everything neat and clean, then you may stay with us altogether and you shall want for nothing.? "
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Gender Stereotypes in Advertising, 2002.
A discussion of how gender influences the way marketers advertise.
3,702 words (approx. 14.8 pages), 4 sources, APA, AU$ 165.95
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This paper deals with the explanations and considerations that are needed to understand why gender effectively influences responses to advertisements. It considers stereotypical advertising, actual physiological and psychological differences between the sexes and the effect of affect and cognition on gender responses. It places emphasis on ways to market effectively to the two genders without being stereotypical and looks at how marketers must have a balanced and diverse team that will work together to avoid stereotypes in marketing campaigns and that will come up with new, creative ways to get the customer?s attention and arouse interest in the product offered.
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"Another mistake marketers often make is patronizing women or attempting to take advantage of perceived weaknesses in women. For example, handgun companies are now targeting women as never before. However, they often exploit the fears that women have in today?s often violent society, the feeling that women often are helpless against rapists, thieves, and murderers, and need to protect themselves and their families. Today there are more single mothers than ever, and women that are the head of their households feel it is their responsibility to protect their homes and children. Gun makers recognize this as an opportunity to raise sales and market share and have responded with products and ads specifically targeting women."
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Gender Stereotypes and Body Image, 2004.
A discussion on stereotypes for body types as presented in advertising in Western cultures.
1,248 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 6 sources, MLA, AU$ 68.95
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This paper examines how the media?s influence in Western culture is pervasive and how, through magazines, television, and print ads such as billboards, advertisers have consistently adopted gender stereotypes in terms of body image and use these stereotypes to sell their products. It looks at how the stereotypical womanly ideal is slender to the point of looking unhealthy and how men are consistently presented with an overly muscular, perfectly lean physique. It considers the effects of such unrealistic stereotypical ideals and looks at the effects of the female stereotype on men and of the male stereotype on women.
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"The presentation of the ideal female stereotype also has effects in terms of eating disorders that are seen in parts of the world where this ideal predominates. Since the ideal presented is so far from normal, and can rarely be attained by healthy means, anorexia nervosa and bulimia rates have risen. The only way most women can approach this stereotype of is through starvation or disordered eating. Research (Botta et al., 2003) has shown that rates of eating disorders may be predicted based upon the magazine reading habits of the women studied. If subjects were repeatedly exposed to images of unrealistically thin models, prevalence of anorexia and bulimia was greater. ?Overall, magazine reading and processing accounted for?28.0% of variance for girls? anorexic behaviors?27.5% for girls? bulimic beahaviors?23.4% for girls? body satisfaction?[and] 41.6% for girls? drive to be thin.? (Botta, 2003). Ironically, men do not see thinness as the same prerequisite for attractiveness in women that women themselves do."
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