Society is very apt in recognizing images seen in commercials and printed ads and viewing them as socially acceptable behavior. ... It is this societal ignorance that clouds the mind and allows the images to continue to influence what we believe to be socially acceptable. ... Medically feasible, yes; but is the androgy nous person socially acceptable in our everyday lifestyle? ... This too can lead to what society views as being socially acceptable. ... Now we are starting to use a mo re socially acceptable language and replacing such terms with fire fighter, flight attendant, domestic partner...

• Word Count: 1786
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• Grade Level: High School

Society is very apt in recognizing images seen in commercials and printed ads and viewing them as socially acceptable behavior. ... It is this societal ignorance that clouds the mind and allows the images to continue to influence what we believe to be socially acceptable. ... Medically feasible, yes; but is the androgy nous person socially acceptable in our everyday lifestyle? ... This too can lead to what society views as being socially acceptable. ... Now we are starting to use a mo re socially acceptable language and replacing such terms with fire fighter, flight attendant, domestic partner...

• Word Count: 1784
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Ho's lecture on Medieval women, "Social reality reflects theological truth." In sports, there are different standards for men and women for what kind of behavior is acceptable on the courts and playing fields. ... Whatever the reason, it is considered acceptable behavior for men in most places. ... Behavioral expectations also stereotype women as being tentative, submissive and soft-spoken. ... Ho's comment about women in her lecture, it appears "Social reality reflects historical truth." ...

• Word Count: 1777
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Sex is biological while gender is socially constructed. ... Him and other Empiricists thought that experiences were written into the mind and that every aspect of human behavior is acquired from the environment that surrounds them. ... Because gender is a socially constructed ideal it must be taught to us and not innate. ... But isn't it more that he is afraid because he has learned from peers that being afraid is the socially acceptable thing to do. ... "Theories are most successful when they let us believe that our "social prejudices are scientific facts after all."" ...

• Word Count: 1063
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• Grade Level: High School

Linda Loman, central male character's wife merely suffices as the acceptable notion of generic mother figure from its era. ... We get no explanation or motive behind this behavior. We are to believe that because she is a mistress, this type of behavior is to be accepted as norm without any explanation of her motive. ... Does intelligence gap between genders contribute this unlikely behavior? ... I suppose we are to accept that Miss Forsythe lacks the common sense and social experience to see through Happy's outrageous statements. ...

• Word Count: 1860
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

First, negative social change andsecondly, the breakdown of family. ... The parent that would take care of the social and emotional growth of the child, not to mention the teaching of personal needs of the individual child's growth. ... Children are taught how to use foul language by hearing acceptable playground or social language at school and inappropriate things that would have be terminiated at the onset by the mother would have more time to spend with the child, it the child's bad behavior could have been avoided. ... Social changes have also take a significant roll in destroyi...

• Word Count: 1586
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• Grade Level: High School

Butler defines gender "an identity instituted through a stylized repetition of acts"--a performance from which social constructs are formed" (Butler). ... The point is to show how what we think is "acceptable" or "normal" is fluid and subject to change. ... In what way is the accepted behaviors affecting our future generation, our children? Using two children one boy and one girl, I'll show what "proper" behavior is costing our kids. ... Just because she doesn't fall into the "normal" behavior for a female child. ...

• Word Count: 1458
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Butler defines gender "an identity instituted through a stylized repetition of acts"--a performance from which social constructs are formed (Butler). ... The point is to show how what we think is "acceptable" or "normal" is fluid and subject to change. ... In what way is the accepted behaviors affecting our future generation, our children? Using two children one boy and one girl, I'll show what "proper" behavior is costing our kids. ... Just because she doesn't fall into the "normal" behavior for a female child. ...

• Word Count: 1458
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

One study was that of social interaction between pairs of young children (Jacklin & Maccoby, 1978). Pairs of 33-month old children were brought together in the same-sex or mixed-sex in a laboratory playroom, and the amount and kind of social behaviour directed more social behaviour, both positive and negative, to same sex playmates that opposite sex ones. ... Social skills were found to differ as a function of sex. ... The behaviours observed included activities, playing with toys, sex of playmates, and social interactions with peers and teachers. ... When the two samples were compa...

• Word Count: 2481
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School