Modern Gender Roles
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This 5 page paper looks at gender roles. Many examples from contemporary society are provided. Academic sources are used to analyze gender and society. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Most Witchcraft Accusations Were Made Against Women
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20 pages in length. The discomfort that fear and unfamiliarity breeds has lead many societies to condemn certain populations for no rational reason. Looking back into history, perhaps no other example illustrates how unmitigated alarm and ignorance can create a living hell for those on the receiving end of such prejudiced treatment as with the subject of witchcraft. While both men and women alike were fingered as witches, women suffered considerably more accusations and, therefore, more indignities. Mental illness and gender emancipation, combined with the rampant fear of an unenlightened Puritan society, represented the primary reasons why witchcraft accusations were made mostly against women. Bibliography lists 17 sources.
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Muller v. Oregon
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This 5 page paper considers the case of Muller v Oregon and this case that sought to prevent women from working for more than ten hours a day impacted on women’s rights and the different views of equality that that may have existed at the time. The bibliography cites 1 source.
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Natural Gender Roles in Society
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A 3 page paper which examines natural gender roles in society. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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New femininities, gender constructs and popular culture
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A paper which looks at various aspects of the new femininities, with reference to social constructs of gender and the impact of third wave feminism in popular culture, including the movie version of Aileen Wuornos's life, Thelma and Louise, and Bridget Jones. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Nineteenth Century Women: Courage And Strength Despite Gender-Based Discrimination
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8 pages in length. The writer discusses "The Last of the Mohicans" and "The Scarlet Letter" as they relate to nineteenth century gender issues. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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North Country/An Anthropological Evaluation
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A 7 page research paper that discusses this film. North Country, directed by Niki Caro, portrays the story of Josey Aimes, a story that is inspired by the woman who began with nation's very first class action lawsuit for sexual harassment. This film portrays the multifaceted and complex factors that influenced the behavior of the characters and, thus, provides a telling commentary on gender expectations and norms within the context of American society. The following examination of this film first offers a synopsis of the plot, but then discusses the film from an anthropological point of view. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Ntozake Shange's "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When The Rainbow Is Enuf : A Choreopoem"
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5 pages in length. The writer discusses patriarchy, gender and ethnic oppression as they relate to Shange's work. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Obstacles Facing Minority Women Versus Those Of Minority Men In Attaining Success And Employment
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7 pages in length. The obstacles facing minority women versus those of minority men in attaining success and employment clearly prove how women have been and continue to be at a greater disadvantage. Even in today's seemingly more gender equitable society, women still struggle to achieve the same status and financial recognition as their male counterparts. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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On Boys, Girls and the Veil/A Film Review
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A 6 page film review that explores the topics covered in the film from an anthropological viewpoint. Egyptian director Yousry Nasrallah's 1995 documentary On Boys, Girls and the Veil is a fascinating and intriguing film that will challenge Western viewers preconceptions of Islamic custom, particularly in regards to that most controversial of subjects--the veil. This examination of the film examines how the veil is portrayed in this documentary, relating this to other anthropological investigations of how the veil works in Middle Eastern gender relations and in the lives of Middle Eastern women. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Out of the Frying Pan & Into the Fire - The Changing Role of Women Since 1970
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A 4 page paper that examines the changing role of the female gender since the implementation of the sex discrimination laws and protection of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Discussed are the dual role identities faced by women of the 1970s and 1980s as well as the achievements gained in the 1990s. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Out Of Work Divorced Mother: Is It Her Fault?
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5 pages in length. Laura is a twenty-four-year-old Caucasian woman who is divorced with three young children. Her ex-husband Josh, who works in a mill in Josephine County, Oregon, has dutifully maintained his child support payments; however, Laura is very upset because it is not enough to support both her and her children. She has a high school education yet has not been able to find full time work, which she significantly attributes to her lack of any pertinent skills. It has come to the point where she must receive food stamps in order to feed her children, which upsets her even more, because she feels it is all her fault that she is in this situation. Clearly, that is not the case, inasmuch as the overwhelming social forces and cultural influences have served to involuntarily shape her life to the exclusion of her own choices. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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