Women in sport - University of Leeds
... to create a consciousness and subjectivity. Identities are assumed by subjects when they take up a position within a discourse, but are continually redefined following multiple interactions with contradictory discourses. Connell (1996: 220) notes that discourses offer individuals a place in a gender ...
... to create a consciousness and subjectivity. Identities are assumed by subjects when they take up a position within a discourse, but are continually redefined following multiple interactions with contradictory discourses. Connell (1996: 220) notes that discourses offer individuals a place in a gender ...
AHR Forum Sons, Daughters, and Patriarchy
... lasting legacies.1 In Western Europe, Japan, and parts of Latin America, histories of contemporary feminism invariably place its origins in 1968, even if the movements themselves usually emerged a year or two later. In the United States, a new feminist movement was already under way, debuting in the ...
... lasting legacies.1 In Western Europe, Japan, and parts of Latin America, histories of contemporary feminism invariably place its origins in 1968, even if the movements themselves usually emerged a year or two later. In the United States, a new feminist movement was already under way, debuting in the ...
Gender differences in mental health
... of female medical personnel is sometimes a barrier for women to utilise healthcare services.(16) Poor women find themselves without access to healthcare more often than men from the same social group, even in rich countries like the United States.(17) In many developing countries, women complain abo ...
... of female medical personnel is sometimes a barrier for women to utilise healthcare services.(16) Poor women find themselves without access to healthcare more often than men from the same social group, even in rich countries like the United States.(17) In many developing countries, women complain abo ...
UP School of Economics Discussion Papers
... development” for the realization of human potential. In discussing conversion of means into ends, Sen (1999) noted a few conditions that can determine whether an individual can turn opportunities into achievements, or, in the case of the MCW, realizing full human potentials. The State as the primary ...
... development” for the realization of human potential. In discussing conversion of means into ends, Sen (1999) noted a few conditions that can determine whether an individual can turn opportunities into achievements, or, in the case of the MCW, realizing full human potentials. The State as the primary ...
SAGE - Attorney-General`s Department
... going through state Medicare services disempowers them. Being sex and/or gender diverse is not an illness in itself. What it also does is take away people’s sense of agency over their own destiny. This in itself can lead to depression, anger, resentment against the medical profession and lack of pro ...
... going through state Medicare services disempowers them. Being sex and/or gender diverse is not an illness in itself. What it also does is take away people’s sense of agency over their own destiny. This in itself can lead to depression, anger, resentment against the medical profession and lack of pro ...
The Issue of Gender and Woman`s Rights
... past, the feminism would base on “women oriented”, ie. it would analyze legal difficulties met by women based on the sexual standpoint of women in order to fight against the legal viewpoint and methodology of “sexist”, whereas the “gender” analysis requires putting problems and relationships of both ...
... past, the feminism would base on “women oriented”, ie. it would analyze legal difficulties met by women based on the sexual standpoint of women in order to fight against the legal viewpoint and methodology of “sexist”, whereas the “gender” analysis requires putting problems and relationships of both ...
Running head: FEMALE PERFORMANCE
... one’s identity (p. 137). When one part does not match the others, it is viewed negatively in the larger society, such as being female but identifying and performing as the masculine. “Genders are part of what ‘humanizes’ individuals within contemporary culture; we regularly punish those who fail to ...
... one’s identity (p. 137). When one part does not match the others, it is viewed negatively in the larger society, such as being female but identifying and performing as the masculine. “Genders are part of what ‘humanizes’ individuals within contemporary culture; we regularly punish those who fail to ...
Strategies for Promoting Gender Equity in
... through which changes are made. She described how her work with local judiciaries and legal institutions had to acknowledge customary traditions, which often had more salience in the society than laws. Thus, the programs incorporated public awareness campaigns and education programs for legal profes ...
... through which changes are made. She described how her work with local judiciaries and legal institutions had to acknowledge customary traditions, which often had more salience in the society than laws. Thus, the programs incorporated public awareness campaigns and education programs for legal profes ...
FIGHTING CREEPING ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISM
... rising tide (longer term) of Islamic fundamentalism2. Indonesia, the country with the largest population of Muslims in the world (commonly stated as 90% of its 220 million inhabitants) has mostly been characterized by and praised for its largely moderate and plural forms of Islam. By 2009 it has bec ...
... rising tide (longer term) of Islamic fundamentalism2. Indonesia, the country with the largest population of Muslims in the world (commonly stated as 90% of its 220 million inhabitants) has mostly been characterized by and praised for its largely moderate and plural forms of Islam. By 2009 it has bec ...
Blurred lines: Exploring contemporary attitudes to gender portrayal
... amounts of listening isn't really there at the younger and older end of the age spectrum (where people are less likely to be in full time work) and the biggest gender gap is amongst manual workers where men listen to a lot more radio than women (presumably because the types of manual male work roles ...
... amounts of listening isn't really there at the younger and older end of the age spectrum (where people are less likely to be in full time work) and the biggest gender gap is amongst manual workers where men listen to a lot more radio than women (presumably because the types of manual male work roles ...
Pacheco Egalia Preschool and its Effects on Gender Performativity
... painstakingly avoided within the school. Therefore, the extreme actions taken at the school expose the lack of gender roles, and the noticeable difference becomes something to be focused on and creates a fixation on the topic rather than allowing it to be ignored. The subject is constantly on everyo ...
... painstakingly avoided within the school. Therefore, the extreme actions taken at the school expose the lack of gender roles, and the noticeable difference becomes something to be focused on and creates a fixation on the topic rather than allowing it to be ignored. The subject is constantly on everyo ...
Disabled Peoples Organizations – Denmark (DPOD)
... females. These have been acquired in socialisation, and vary from one society to another, as well as within each society over time, which means that gender issues are in constant flux. In simple terms, gender entails social definitions of what men and women can and cannot do, and of how they should ...
... females. These have been acquired in socialisation, and vary from one society to another, as well as within each society over time, which means that gender issues are in constant flux. In simple terms, gender entails social definitions of what men and women can and cannot do, and of how they should ...
the sociology of gender - Rutgers University Libraries
... Sexism is perpetuated by systems of patriarchy, male-dominated social structures leading to the oppression of women. Patriarchy, by definition, exhibits androcentrism—male-centered norms operating throughout all social institutions that become the standard to which all persons adhere. Sexism is rein ...
... Sexism is perpetuated by systems of patriarchy, male-dominated social structures leading to the oppression of women. Patriarchy, by definition, exhibits androcentrism—male-centered norms operating throughout all social institutions that become the standard to which all persons adhere. Sexism is rein ...
Psychodynamic Universals, Cultural Particulars
... The male sex-role resolution theorists also point to certain other societies in which men’s conflicts over early feminine identification seem equally sharp but are not resolved by means of male initiation rites. A different institutional resolution, common to many of these societies— the intensive p ...
... The male sex-role resolution theorists also point to certain other societies in which men’s conflicts over early feminine identification seem equally sharp but are not resolved by means of male initiation rites. A different institutional resolution, common to many of these societies— the intensive p ...
GEOGRAPHIES OF GENDER: FEMINISM AND MASCULINITIES
... At its root, feminism is an ideology—a system of belief—which recognizes that inequality between the sexes exists, and that this inequality must be eradicated. In the simplest of terms, it is a matter of human rights: males and females should have equal access to the same kinds of power and opportun ...
... At its root, feminism is an ideology—a system of belief—which recognizes that inequality between the sexes exists, and that this inequality must be eradicated. In the simplest of terms, it is a matter of human rights: males and females should have equal access to the same kinds of power and opportun ...
Dancing Bhagvathi: A Study Of Ritual Female Performance And The
... serve? In spite of the divinity being portrayed being a female, why are there so few women involved in the performance? The performers were all males who had dressed as a female deity. The audience, at least the most active ones, was all male; the women present were all at a distance. Why is that? ...
... serve? In spite of the divinity being portrayed being a female, why are there so few women involved in the performance? The performers were all males who had dressed as a female deity. The audience, at least the most active ones, was all male; the women present were all at a distance. Why is that? ...
“Several Paradise Ladies Are Visiting in Town
... 1990). Although perspectives vary considerably, debate focuses on the degree to which historical archaeology must remain grounded in material concerns with excavation and artifact analysis, without being limited to them or simplistically derived from them. What might these shifts from women to gende ...
... 1990). Although perspectives vary considerably, debate focuses on the degree to which historical archaeology must remain grounded in material concerns with excavation and artifact analysis, without being limited to them or simplistically derived from them. What might these shifts from women to gende ...
health with equality: a proposal for the incorporation of the gender
... men and women and the rights of all to live free from discrimination in any sphere of life, including access to health care. Public policies with a gender perspective are processes through which public policy initiatives seeking to redress the inequality generated in the gender system by promoting e ...
... men and women and the rights of all to live free from discrimination in any sphere of life, including access to health care. Public policies with a gender perspective are processes through which public policy initiatives seeking to redress the inequality generated in the gender system by promoting e ...
Crossdressing, The Theatre, and Gender Struggle in Early Modern
... in general and about the possibilities of transgressing or subverting that ~ y s t e m . ~ Several questions are at issue. First, was crossdressing by male actors merely an unremarkable convention within Renaissance dramatic practice; was it a scandal, a source of homoerotic attraction, or an inevit ...
... in general and about the possibilities of transgressing or subverting that ~ y s t e m . ~ Several questions are at issue. First, was crossdressing by male actors merely an unremarkable convention within Renaissance dramatic practice; was it a scandal, a source of homoerotic attraction, or an inevit ...
Transgenderism in Buddhism
... transgendered being vary cross-culturally, but the popular Tibetan term that will be used for the sakes of this paper is ma ning, meaning one who is not either man or woman and has no opposite (Gyatso 2015, 325). The term brings into awareness how this third gender does not conform to a society or h ...
... transgendered being vary cross-culturally, but the popular Tibetan term that will be used for the sakes of this paper is ma ning, meaning one who is not either man or woman and has no opposite (Gyatso 2015, 325). The term brings into awareness how this third gender does not conform to a society or h ...
No Response - Sociologists for Women in Society
... color). The book draws on interviews with African Americans, Black Brazilians, Ethiopian Jews, Arab Palestinians and Mizrahim. It is inspired in part by the literature on everyday feminism and by my own experience with stigmatization (as a woman and a Québécoise) and by what I have learned from my v ...
... color). The book draws on interviews with African Americans, Black Brazilians, Ethiopian Jews, Arab Palestinians and Mizrahim. It is inspired in part by the literature on everyday feminism and by my own experience with stigmatization (as a woman and a Québécoise) and by what I have learned from my v ...
Gender in Philosophy and Law
... This is maybe caused by the very ambiguity and the non-immediate understanding of the language. A real silent paradigmatic subversion is even suggested, through educational, cultural and political institutions, with the aim of transforming society: the so-called ʽgender agendaʼ/ʽgender mainstreaming ...
... This is maybe caused by the very ambiguity and the non-immediate understanding of the language. A real silent paradigmatic subversion is even suggested, through educational, cultural and political institutions, with the aim of transforming society: the so-called ʽgender agendaʼ/ʽgender mainstreaming ...
Chapter 14
... Transsexualism • Sex-change operations - the surgery done on transsexuals to change their anatomy to the other gender • Male-to-female transsexual - a person who is born with a male body but who has a female identity and wishes to become a female biologically in order to match her identity • Female ...
... Transsexualism • Sex-change operations - the surgery done on transsexuals to change their anatomy to the other gender • Male-to-female transsexual - a person who is born with a male body but who has a female identity and wishes to become a female biologically in order to match her identity • Female ...
Gender in Philosophy and Law
... This is maybe caused by the very ambiguity and the non-immediate understanding of the language. A real silent paradigmatic subversion is even suggested, through educational, cultural and political institutions, with the aim of transforming society: the so-called ʽgender agendaʼ/ʽgender mainstreaming ...
... This is maybe caused by the very ambiguity and the non-immediate understanding of the language. A real silent paradigmatic subversion is even suggested, through educational, cultural and political institutions, with the aim of transforming society: the so-called ʽgender agendaʼ/ʽgender mainstreaming ...