Feminism
... seems to be a tendency inherent in this approach to gloss over differences and to prioritize elements of commonality in the various categories of feminism on the one hand, and to emphasize the differences between the categories on the other. Moreover, labels such as liberal, socialist or radical fem ...
... seems to be a tendency inherent in this approach to gloss over differences and to prioritize elements of commonality in the various categories of feminism on the one hand, and to emphasize the differences between the categories on the other. Moreover, labels such as liberal, socialist or radical fem ...
ISLAMIC TRADITIONS AND THE FEMINIST MOVEMENT
... decision making have been given overwhelming respect and concern while those dealing with domestic matters, with child care, with aesthetic and psychological refreshment, with social interrelationships, were devalued and even despised. Both men and women have been forced into a single mold which is ...
... decision making have been given overwhelming respect and concern while those dealing with domestic matters, with child care, with aesthetic and psychological refreshment, with social interrelationships, were devalued and even despised. Both men and women have been forced into a single mold which is ...
Who Wears the Pants: The Unraveling of
... Due to the fact that the soldiers’ understanding of what it means to be American directly correlates to their understanding of gender, changing what it means to be men alters their idea of what it means to be citizens of the United States. Citizens, as Margaret Wood found, “were encouraged to develo ...
... Due to the fact that the soldiers’ understanding of what it means to be American directly correlates to their understanding of gender, changing what it means to be men alters their idea of what it means to be citizens of the United States. Citizens, as Margaret Wood found, “were encouraged to develo ...
Chapter_12 - HCC Learning Web
... on the idea that women and men should be accorded equal opportunities and respect The movement’s chief goal could be described as getting people to understand that gender is an organizing principle of life Gender structures social relations on unequal ground, thus power is fundamentally at play when ...
... on the idea that women and men should be accorded equal opportunities and respect The movement’s chief goal could be described as getting people to understand that gender is an organizing principle of life Gender structures social relations on unequal ground, thus power is fundamentally at play when ...
Missing Connections: Medical Sociology and Feminism
... the terms and, in effect, try to parcel out when sex (biology) is most important, when (social gender) is most important and, when they are equally important (e.g. Krieger 2003). Effectively, researchers are calling for greater precision in the use of these concepts, rather than a fundamental questi ...
... the terms and, in effect, try to parcel out when sex (biology) is most important, when (social gender) is most important and, when they are equally important (e.g. Krieger 2003). Effectively, researchers are calling for greater precision in the use of these concepts, rather than a fundamental questi ...
definitions related to sexual orientation and gender identity
... The socially-defined “rules” and roles for men and women in a society. The attitudes, customs and values associated with gender are socially constructed; however, individuals develop their gender identities in two primary ways: through an innate sense of their own identity and through their life exp ...
... The socially-defined “rules” and roles for men and women in a society. The attitudes, customs and values associated with gender are socially constructed; however, individuals develop their gender identities in two primary ways: through an innate sense of their own identity and through their life exp ...
Contextualizing Gender Within Human Development
... mainstreaming is inextricably about ensuring sustainability as well. Furthermore, because gender mainstreaming demands a holistic approach to policy making where coordination and cooperation (both vertical and horizontal) are key, interventions are more likely to be sustainable ...
... mainstreaming is inextricably about ensuring sustainability as well. Furthermore, because gender mainstreaming demands a holistic approach to policy making where coordination and cooperation (both vertical and horizontal) are key, interventions are more likely to be sustainable ...
Women’s Leadership Research Best of 2015
... Research suggests that pregnant women are discriminated against in the workplace and that a significant percentage of new mothers leave the workforce. Few researchers have examined the link between women’s discriminatory experiences and workforce attrition, instead of focusing on either individual-l ...
... Research suggests that pregnant women are discriminated against in the workplace and that a significant percentage of new mothers leave the workforce. Few researchers have examined the link between women’s discriminatory experiences and workforce attrition, instead of focusing on either individual-l ...
Gender Binaries and the Politics of Organizational
... The editors of this Special Issue raise the question as to whether binary thinking is a fundamental obstacle to gender equity. For in binary thinking, our subject matter is divided dichotomously between two polarities - men/women, or masculinity/femininity. Following Derrida (1988) and Irigaray (198 ...
... The editors of this Special Issue raise the question as to whether binary thinking is a fundamental obstacle to gender equity. For in binary thinking, our subject matter is divided dichotomously between two polarities - men/women, or masculinity/femininity. Following Derrida (1988) and Irigaray (198 ...
Gender stereotypes and Stereotyping and women`s rights
... membership in the social group of women or men. A gender stereotype is, at its core, a belief and that belief may cause its holder to make assumptions about members of the subject group, women and/or men. In contrast, gender stereotyping is the practice of applying that stereotypical belief to a per ...
... membership in the social group of women or men. A gender stereotype is, at its core, a belief and that belief may cause its holder to make assumptions about members of the subject group, women and/or men. In contrast, gender stereotyping is the practice of applying that stereotypical belief to a per ...
Men and Masculinities - Department of Comparative Human
... observed that it is virtually impossible for a man to be hired for a position that is explicitly earmarked as being about gender—unless that position, these days, is not simultaneously also explicitly specified as being “queer studies.” As Falen (X) observes (correctly, in my view), gender is widely ...
... observed that it is virtually impossible for a man to be hired for a position that is explicitly earmarked as being about gender—unless that position, these days, is not simultaneously also explicitly specified as being “queer studies.” As Falen (X) observes (correctly, in my view), gender is widely ...
Read the introduction
... consumption and ideological instruction. The attempt of the state-controlled mass culture to adapt to a new, market-driven popular culture reveals how and why a state cinema managed to lead and satisfy a mass market audience. Socialist aesthetics follow the dictates of ideology to provide model char ...
... consumption and ideological instruction. The attempt of the state-controlled mass culture to adapt to a new, market-driven popular culture reveals how and why a state cinema managed to lead and satisfy a mass market audience. Socialist aesthetics follow the dictates of ideology to provide model char ...
the sociology of gender - Rutgers University Libraries
... This definition emphasizes male and female differences in chromosomes, anatomy, hormones, reproductive systems, and other physiological components. Gender refers to those social, cultural, and psychological traits linked to males and females through particular social contexts. Sex makes us male or f ...
... This definition emphasizes male and female differences in chromosomes, anatomy, hormones, reproductive systems, and other physiological components. Gender refers to those social, cultural, and psychological traits linked to males and females through particular social contexts. Sex makes us male or f ...
Same Plight, Different Struggle: A Comparison of Female
... safe haven for her to hide from the dangers of the world beyond her own control. Madness was the only way out for her to release the long-suppressed female desires in face of the nightmarish discrepancy between her dream and reality. The narrator of “The Yellow Wallpaper”, on the other hand, chose t ...
... safe haven for her to hide from the dangers of the world beyond her own control. Madness was the only way out for her to release the long-suppressed female desires in face of the nightmarish discrepancy between her dream and reality. The narrator of “The Yellow Wallpaper”, on the other hand, chose t ...
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... this field-work, it was possible to get insights into how knowledge about women and men is constructed with regard to sexuality, personhood, kinship, customs, religion and the household; property rights and the law; land tenure reforms, land re-distribution, and, how indigenous cosmological reading ...
... this field-work, it was possible to get insights into how knowledge about women and men is constructed with regard to sexuality, personhood, kinship, customs, religion and the household; property rights and the law; land tenure reforms, land re-distribution, and, how indigenous cosmological reading ...
Lesson: Feminist Perspectives and International Relations Paper
... but examine how the core concepts have been employed within the discipline of IR and are highly gendered such as in the concepts of war and security, etc. Their main concerned is not only with the traditional focus of IR on states such as the concept of wars, diplomacy and security but to emphasize ...
... but examine how the core concepts have been employed within the discipline of IR and are highly gendered such as in the concepts of war and security, etc. Their main concerned is not only with the traditional focus of IR on states such as the concept of wars, diplomacy and security but to emphasize ...
gender integration in the dmel: overview
... Men and women are socialized to learn about different aspects of life. Different places have different norms defining appropriate or acceptable behavior for boys, girls, women, and men. These norms affect who goes to school and for how long; who goes to work and what type of work; how far individual ...
... Men and women are socialized to learn about different aspects of life. Different places have different norms defining appropriate or acceptable behavior for boys, girls, women, and men. These norms affect who goes to school and for how long; who goes to work and what type of work; how far individual ...
the role of women in combating climate change
... Assembly in New York this year, twenty international leaders agreed on an action plan to secure a new agreement on women’s participation at COP18 to take place this November. This commitment was made at a meeting of high level leaders Women’s Women need to take part in making decisions that affect t ...
... Assembly in New York this year, twenty international leaders agreed on an action plan to secure a new agreement on women’s participation at COP18 to take place this November. This commitment was made at a meeting of high level leaders Women’s Women need to take part in making decisions that affect t ...
Genre, Gender and Identity
... Lindsay Rose Russell is Assistant Professor in the Department of English and the Centre for Writing Studies at the University of Illinois (USA). Her primary areas of research include rhetorical theory; genre theory; English language histories, descriptions, and management; and feminist historiograph ...
... Lindsay Rose Russell is Assistant Professor in the Department of English and the Centre for Writing Studies at the University of Illinois (USA). Her primary areas of research include rhetorical theory; genre theory; English language histories, descriptions, and management; and feminist historiograph ...
“You`ve come a long way, baby:” the Evolution of
... a par with the famous Marlboro Man. This campaign coincided with the advent of second-wave feminism, which was centred on critiques of the patriarchal social order and rectification of the inequality between men and women in social, political, economic and cultural areas. However, the demands of the ...
... a par with the famous Marlboro Man. This campaign coincided with the advent of second-wave feminism, which was centred on critiques of the patriarchal social order and rectification of the inequality between men and women in social, political, economic and cultural areas. However, the demands of the ...
Chapter 10
... • 59% of all victims of violent crime are men • US culture tends to define masculinity in terms of aggression and violence • Men’s lives involve more stress and isolation than women’s lives • Violence is built into our way of life – The way any culture constructs gender plays an important part in ho ...
... • 59% of all victims of violent crime are men • US culture tends to define masculinity in terms of aggression and violence • Men’s lives involve more stress and isolation than women’s lives • Violence is built into our way of life – The way any culture constructs gender plays an important part in ho ...
Elisabeth Lønnå - Coe
... learned Greek, Latin, mathematics and physics, girls learned women’s crafts like needlework, embroidery and making lace, together with religion and reading aloud. Well-to-do girls were also supposed to learn a little history, some French or another foreign language, and some music, so that they coul ...
... learned Greek, Latin, mathematics and physics, girls learned women’s crafts like needlework, embroidery and making lace, together with religion and reading aloud. Well-to-do girls were also supposed to learn a little history, some French or another foreign language, and some music, so that they coul ...
In the Absence of a Mother Tongue
... to articulate in the mid-1970s have subsequently been placed in a category called difference feminism, which holds that there are significant differences between the male and female sexes. In 2014, however, nothing could be further out of vogue. The long arm of social constructionism, which dominate ...
... to articulate in the mid-1970s have subsequently been placed in a category called difference feminism, which holds that there are significant differences between the male and female sexes. In 2014, however, nothing could be further out of vogue. The long arm of social constructionism, which dominate ...
Gina Krawiec
... For decades, the United Nations has advocated for gender equality throughout the world. The first International Women’s Conference was held in Mexico City in 1975. More than 100 nations, 22 governments, and 22 NGOs developed the World Plan of Action. This provision outlined the status of women, and ...
... For decades, the United Nations has advocated for gender equality throughout the world. The first International Women’s Conference was held in Mexico City in 1975. More than 100 nations, 22 governments, and 22 NGOs developed the World Plan of Action. This provision outlined the status of women, and ...
GEOGRAPHIES OF GENDER: FEMINISM AND MASCULINITIES
... on their biological sex—but rather socially constructed through actions, attitudes, institutions and policies that favour males over females. Male dominance, you will recall, is not the ‘natural’ order of society, but a culture of gender dominance termed patriarchy: a learned way of doing and thinki ...
... on their biological sex—but rather socially constructed through actions, attitudes, institutions and policies that favour males over females. Male dominance, you will recall, is not the ‘natural’ order of society, but a culture of gender dominance termed patriarchy: a learned way of doing and thinki ...