According to research done by a team project for COMM 512 and for Oregon State University,girl's toys teach girls to stay at home, to sit and play quietly; boy's toys teach boys to go out, take things apart, and put them together and move things around? ... In a survey done by the same team project for Oregon State University, 40% of the people interviewed said that they would buy a truck or a car for a boy; 60% said they would buy a doll for a girl. ... This problem is alive and well and affects us in each and every aspect of our life since the instance we are brought into this wor...

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For years women have tried to overcome the sexist barriers of society. The industrialization of the United States opened a window of opportunity for women. The increased availability of jobs required fulfillment. Men could no longer fill all of the jobs available. Women became the answers. Fema...

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So depending on what sort of neighborhood we were brought up in, and what sort of cultural background our parents had, our ideologies and norms can be different, and perhaps very loosely based on what we have learned through the media. ... Then, you have the teenage son, who is captain of the football team, is dating the head cheerleader, receives straight A's, and he is the most popular boy in the school. ...

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While searching the American Psychological Associations (APA) website I found a great article that showed that there are several variables of sexual orientation that affect the classroom experience and academic achievement of K-12 students. Population being studied in this case is jr' high and high school students. First students can be at a disadvantage to pre-dispossed biases by teachers. As we've learned already to this point everyone has bias and there is no way around it. If you have an accepting teacher and one that will make the situation a good thing instead of unconformable ...

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