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Gender Socialization, 2005.
This paper discusses the presence of gender socialization in children.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 38.95
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This paper looks at whether gender socialization exists among the products in toy stores. The writer claims that parents, in the choice of suitable toys for their children, play a significant part in the socialization of the child. The writer continues that the toy store itself also plays a considerable role in offering or marketing products, according to a gender stereotype. In this article, the writer conducts an interview with an imaginary parent about gender socialization in their children.
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"Gender role stereotyping is one of the most consistent ways in which adults and particularly parents pay an important role in the socialization of a child. Toy play and toy selection provide context for parents to share their knowledge and teach the child their expectations in regard to gender-appropriate behavior. Toy stores are in a position to reinforce this gender-socialization as well. A visit to a Toy store in West side Pavilion showed there was definitely a clear division of toys that were being ... "
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Gender Socialization: Doll Collection, 2007.
A look at how gender socialization plays a role in the collector doll phenomenon.
963 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 55.95
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This paper discusses, from a sociological point of view, the collector doll phenomenon. It looks at what makes women buy dolls and treat them like children. The paper also investigates how gender socialization during the early 20th century pushed these women towards a nurturing role.
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"Since the dawn of humanity there have been "dolls"; representations of humans or deities that have been collected for medicinal, religious, and, increasingly in modern times, recreational uses. Early humans first started becoming artisans so that they could make fertility idols, dolls that would increase women's ability to produce offspring, or to appease a deity so that they could help women to become impregnated. However doll making and the purposes of dolls have changed throughout the ages, from Ka figures in ancient Egypt who were said to house the spirit of the dead, to Barbie today who is mass produced so that thousands of children worldwide can watch her in her latest career exploits; women continue to collect and crave increasingly lifelike dolls (Robertson, 151). "
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Gender Socialization, 2007.
This paper explores the influence of gender socialization in children's clothes, toys and books.
1,311 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 3 sources, APA, AU$ 71.95
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The writer examines how gender socialization is reinforced or facilitated by children's clothes, toys and books, based on the observation of a child's clothing, toy and book store at a mall in Los Angeles. The writer shows how stores offered gender-coded clothes for newborns, toys that reflected the gender roles expected by society, and books for school-age children that tended to encourage them to fit into these gender-specific roles. The paper concludes that we should become conscious about our perception on gender identity and how our lives are limited and reinforced by gender stereotypes.
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"Purchasing baby clothes is the very first exciting thing for new parents, their families or their friends. Just like someone expecting a baby soon, I excitingly stepped into a children's clothing store. I strolled up and down the boy's section and girl's section of the store and thought, "why everything here is gender-coded and why everything has a clear distinctions in gender?!" No color was gender-neutral. Warm, soft colors like pink were for girls. Dark colors like brown or very bright colors like red were for boys. Only pale green and yellow seemed to be gender-neutral, which I guess was reserved for the children of unknown sex. In addition to colors, the motifs used for outfits were also gender-coded. For example, butterflies, flowers, laces, and ribbons represented girls. Motor vehicles, tools, sports equipments represented boys. Baby items or animals seemed to be gender-neutral."
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Gender Socialization, 2002.
A paper which examines the role of gender-specific toys on gender roles in society.
1,543 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 81.95
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The paper shows that gender roles are perpetuated and learned through gender socialization and that toys are considered a type of gender socializing agent. The paper argues that social formation of gender by the means of toys is detrimental to the whole equity of society, because it reinforces gender differentiation and sexism. The paper gives several examples of toys which promote gender-specific messages such as baby dolls and play make-up for little girls. Finally, the paper looks at ways to reverse gender stereotyping in our society and shows how several toy manufactures are shedding the gender stereotypes on their products.
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"Thus, gender distinctions imposed by societal culture and framework define the behaviors of male and female individuals, which are arranged in a pattern. Women cannot do the things prescribed for men, and vice versa. Hence, we observe that toys are a form of gender socialization, which in turn, transmits the gender roles. In turn, gender roles contribute to cultural and social framework, which are imposed upon newborns through the socializing agents, such as toys. This forms a cycle that explains how gender role socialization reflects and constitutes the framework of the American society."
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Gender as Social Order, 2002.
A look at the economic and social pros and cons of gender.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 7 sources, AU$ 129.95
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This paper will examine both the positive and negative aspects of gender as a controlling feature in modern life. It will be argued that while this aspect of gender may be oppressive to some, it has undeniable social and economic advantages.
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"Boys Don?t Cry" and Gender as a Social Construction, 2005.
Shows how themes and questions in the film "Boys Don't Cry" relate to gender and women's studies.
1,845 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 95.95
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The film "Boys Don't Cry" presents several themes, problems and questions that apply to and can also serve as examples for issues of women's and gender studies. The paper shows that it relates especially well to Judith Lorber's chapter of the book Feminist Frontiers, entitled "'Night to His Day': The Social Construction of Gender." The paper shows that both of these works, although certainly in very different ways and in different mediums, convey the message that gender as we know it today is simply a construction of society. Therefore, gender is not a simple classification created by nature or biology, but instead one that has evolved and been shaped to fit particular social needs.
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"However, there are identifiable differences between this film and Judith Lorber's "'Night to His Day'": The Social Construction of Gender." It seems that Lorber both strives to emphasize, and maintains as a thematic backdrop for her chapter, the inferior and subordinate position of the female gender in comparison to the male gender. This is a topic that Boys Don't Cry only subtly touches upon. She states, "when gender is a major component of structured inequality, the devalued genders have less power, prestige, and economic rewards than the valued genders" (46). Men have historically taken the role of the oppressor and women the role of the oppressed, which is certainly not a natural condition but a product of enduring social structures."
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Gender Roles and Socialization, 1994.
This paper is a cross-cultural and historical analysis of expected roles for males and females in Western & non-Western societies (New Guinea, Ancient Greece, Africa).
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 7 sources, AU$ 89.95
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"Gender roles in Western societies have been changing rapidly in recent years, with the changes created both by evolutionary changes in society, including economic shifts which have altered the way people work and indeed which people work as more and more women enter the workforce, and by pressure brought to make changes because of the perception that the traditional social structure was inequitable. Gender relations are part of the socialization process, the initiation given the young by society, teaching them certain values and creating in them certain behavior patterns acceptable to their social roles. Anthropologists find certain common patterns in the division of labor which help shape gender roles in different social settings. Over time, these roles become set and are accepted as if they were part of the natural order rather than the result of specific ... "
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Socially-Determined Gender, 2001.
A look at the claim made by Sharlene Hesse-Biber and Gregg Lee Carter, in the fourth chapter of their book "Working Women in America" that gender is socially determined.
860 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 0 sources, AU$ 49.95
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An analysis of this claim with support for the argument that gender is socially determined. It shows how people create own destiny and that people's free choices cause them to be stuck in certain social positions. It examines the "essentialist" argument that believes that significant differences exist between different groups.
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"One of the most important points that the authors make in this chapter is the fact that the choices that people make throughout their lives contribute to their own imprisonment in conventional gender roles (and thus to the lower status of women, for the gender roles of men and women are not simply complementary but are in fact arranged hierarchically). This is turn makes it easy to blame women for their own lowered status: Well no one made her have children, one can say, or no one made her get a degree in English rather than in engineering. But, as the authors argue, in fact the choices that people make (especially vis-?-vis the biology of childbearing, obviously) are so constrained by both society and socialization that to call them choices at all is deceptive."
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Social Construction of Gender, 2002.
A discussion on how gender and sexuality are socially constructed by elites.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 5 sources, AU$ 143.95
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This paper looks at how capitalism, religion and our language are all directly connected to how society shapes the stigmatization of certain genders and sexual behaviors. This paper looks at two authors and how they show that gender and sexuality are socially constructed by elites.
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Social Conditioning Among The Genders, 2002.
Explores social conditioning among the genders with an emphasis on how it has affected the advancement of women in the financial services industry.
3,650 words (approx. 14.6 pages), 143 sources, AU$ 215.95
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The present study explores social conditioning among the genders. The information amassed will be used to support the hypothesis that consumer's gender bias, a product of learned social conditioning, has affected the advancement of women in the financial services industry. This research will differ from past research in that it will focus on consumer bias and preference rather than female characteristics in order to explain the dearth of women within the industry. A survey based on gender bias and preference will be conducted on a random sample of consumers in order to test the proposed hypothesis.
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The Socialization of Gender Roles, 2005.
This paper discusses the socialization of gender roles, especially the trap of gender-typing, which places unnecessary limits on a child's development.
2,700 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 9 sources, APA, AU$ 129.95
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This paper explains that the terms "masculinity" and "femininity" are the most difficult to define because the popular explanation of these terms generally has more to do with gender stereotypes than any definable quality of social behavior. The author points out that many social scientists and psychologists argue that it is healthier to be "process-oriented", by choosing behavior based on what is appropriate to the person's needs and the situation at the time, rather than to be "role-oriented" by choosing behavior appropriate to the role society has given them regardless of the situation. This paper emphasizes, that to break the cycle of gender typing, it is necessary to change the popular conception of gender, beginning with the individual, proceeding through families and affecting institutions such as schools and the workplace.
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"In American society, early sexual contact is considered more desirable or at least acceptable for boys than for girls. Thus, in a 1989 study of 16 to 25 year-olds in Los Angeles, the average age for first intercourse among boys was 14.9 years, while girls were a year behind at 15.9 years of age. However, this difference has been narrowing in recent years as more girls become sexually active at a younger age. Men's tendency to be more sexually active is related to the traditional assignment of sexual virility as a quality desirable in men. According to the ideals of Western culture, males are supposed to desire sex and take the initiative in sexual activity. This leads to problems in a role-oriented sexual relationship, where women often report attaining less satisfaction in sex due to society-enforced passivity."
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Social Class, Gender, Age and the Media, 2005.
This paper studies representations of social class, gender and age in the media.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 4 sources, AU$ 85.95
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This six page undergraduate paper examines representations of social class, gender, ethnicity, race, and/or age in the media. It seems evident that the best way to accomplish this is to examine television ads, radio ads, billboard ads, newspaper ads, magazine ads, and Internet ads. The writer points out that since ads are trying to sell a certain product or service, their content represents people who buy their product as extremely attractive, friendly, popular and happy people.
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"In conducting a content analysis of representations of social class, gender, ethnicity, race, and/or age in the media, it seemed evident that the best way to accomplish this would be to examine television ads, radio ads, billboard ads, newspaper ads, magazine ads, and Internet ads. Since ads are trying to sell a certain product or service, their content represents people who buy their product as extremely attractive, friendly, popular, and happy people. These representations in media ads may differ in specific content, but they all reach out to their target audience in the same way by appealing to the social instincts and values of people."
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Social Psychology & Gender Roles, 2001.
Examines stereotyping in terms of social perceptions, identities & formation of gender roles. Impact on women. Social cognition.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 7 sources, MLA, AU$ 89.95
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"There are many differences of opinion in the field of social psychology regarding the way in which people form social perceptions, develop social identities, and establish gender roles. The intention in this paper is to look at the question of stereotyping in terms of these three categories and explore how that impacts women as a whole and corporate women in particular.
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Social perception. In their book, Aronson et al. (1998) define social perception simply as the way in which we form..."
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Social Theory and Gender, 2002.
An analysis of feminist social theory's impact on sociology in terms of the validity of issues of sex, gender and oppression, using Mary Wollstonecraft's 'A Vindication of the Rights of Woman' as a reference.
1,700 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 0 sources, AU$ 89.95
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The following paper examines how both blacks and women have experienced exclusion and discounting of their sociological positions based solely on either their color or gender, regardless of the ?rationality? of their arguments in the past. This paper discusses how feminist sociologists are insisting that what has been labeled their ?radical feminist? approaches to the development and application of social theory be given the same weight as that of men in the field and the experiences and culture of half the world?s population be considered in the study of the whole.
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?In January 1792, Mary Wollstonecraft completed A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, the first major work of feminist theory. She was one of many 18thcentury feminists who were responding to the wave of social revolution sweeping Europe and America, hoping to assure that women would be considered entitled to the same natural rights as men. Male theorists who developed and enforced the natural rights doctrine did not accept the feminist position. Their world view of the Enlightenment was predicated upon the assumption that the rational world is superior to, and must control, the nonrational world; men rational and therefore the lords of creation and had the right to impose their ?reason? on all without it: women, nonhuman creatures and the earth itself. The view of women as excluded from legal personhood was legalized by Blackstone in his common law stating that the ?very being or legal existence of the woman is suspended during marriage, or at least is incorporated and consolidated into that of the husband?. This meant, that as non-persons, married women had no property rights, no control over inheritance, no control over custody and no right to bring civil suit.?
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The Social Construction of Gender, 2005.
This paper hypothesizes that gender in each individual is not inherent.
1,840 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 10 sources, MLA, AU$ 102.95
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This paper states that gender is not defined in each individual at birth but is socially constructed. The author points out the way boys and girls are socialized to accept these gender roles and attributes. The paper provides examples of how genders in different cultures adapt to such notions.
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"The social construction of meaning applies to various values norms and beliefs that are created by the dominant economic and most powerful groups in American society. These values, norms and beliefs are perpetuated ..."
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Cross-Cultural Gender and Gender Relations in Horticultural Societies, 2002.
This paper examines the gender roles in horticultural societies.
1,990 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 3 sources, MLA, AU$ 102.95
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This paper shows the difference that agriculturists, sedentary lifestyles, and social differentiation made in gender relationships.
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"The first evidence of agriculturists, sedentary lifestyles, and social differentiation that archaeologists and anthropologists have distinguished come from groups termed Horticulturists. Though the past record remains relatively scant in regards, anthropologists have used existing ones as a locus of study and interpretation. More numerous than surviving hunter-gatherer groups, horticultural societies also show an incredible range of gender diversity between groups, more numerous, in fact, than any other extent societal model. The quantity of studies that has come as a result of this are astounding. Those done in the area of New Guinea alone, home to at least two hundred different horticultural societies, provide ample evidence to add weight to the debate of nurture over nature, by sheer examples of the differences in living and understanding gender roles in such a relatively small and homogenous environmental area. "
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