The interest in gender when studying history is not very prevalent in many cases. ... Rendered the access to political offices, there were separate societal commitments in genders. ... Aside from gender, other factors played into role in the lives of the indigenous. ... The study of gender is essential in the learning of human experiences and social analysis. ... Women played a bigger role in the history of Mesoamerica than I had originally thought. ...

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There are certain sexual constructions of gender and gender scripts. Elke Van Damme looks at this idea in her article "Gender and Sexual Scripts in Popular US Teen Series". In this article, Van Damme looks at how drama TV shows portray gender roles and how they relate to teen sexuality. "Female stereotypes follow themes such as appearance, sexuality, relationships and traditional gender roles like housekeeping; stereotyping of masculinity is organized around taciturnity, aggression and violence.... Gender scripts is another concept that is very prevalent in "America...

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Hence, as a result to find the answers to the questions raised in the above, gender inequalities, religious interpretations of women and men, economic factors and social discourses will be the key elements which will be discussed in depth throughout the essay. ... Therefore, it was this gender inequality, which in fact pushed women into sex industry since prostitution seemed the only profession or the last option they can think of which would bring more earnings than other jobs, although it would mean selling their body. ... Therefore, this essay tries to argue that gender inequality is an i...

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Gender-specific attitudes are one common conceptualization of these messages. Different sexual messages and roles are emphasized for males and females. ... Instead, a sexual double standard prevails in which sexual dictates, norms, attitudes, and behaviors vary greatly by gender."" ... Popular shows such as The OC, My So Called Life, and the short-lived Fox series Skin all reinforce the aforementioned roles. ... Aside from gender associations, demographics also play an important factor in how viewers become involved with programs. ...

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Mediators discussed the fact that the reasons for so much human trafficking between genders is because of the rising numbers of women who migrate just to engage in sexual activities away from home. ... Governments are producing stricter penalties for human trafficking which may play a significant role in discouraging traffickers from operating (HumanTrafficking.org)....

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In the review" The Multiple Choices of Sex Education: Giving A Quiz or a Test After Sex Education Courses May Not Be The Best Way To Ensure That Students Use What They've Learned in Class To Make Good Decisions After Class (Hamilton, Sanders, Anderman; 2013) students that learn through role playing activities are more likely to master skills to get out of certain situations where they are likely to engage in risky sexual behaviors. ... In this matter, a parent might not have enough knowledge to guide their child(ren) of the opposite gender on sex. ...

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For the last twenty years or so, the issue of sexual harassment has received considerable attention especially since the inception of the feminist movement and the glaring examples of the Impeachment of President Clinton, the Senate's confirmation hearings for Anita Hill's charges against Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas, among others, has heightened nearly everyone's interest in the topic (Mcafee1). Despite, widespread publicity about the perils of sexual harassment, surveys demonstrates that many businesses operating in the United States have yet to address the problem a...

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They have overcome issues of race, color, and class; however, one area that faces continual struggling is that of gender equality. ... Whether we are talking about sexism, sexuality, or just plain ol" sex, sports has played (no pun intended) a role in our distinct interpretation of each. ... The emphasis of this paper is the disparity regarding gender, and the reasons why female sports and athletes continue to be marginalized in comparison to their male counterparts. ...

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It takes into account sexual development, reproductive and general health and safety, gender roles, intimacy, body image and relationships. ... Perhaps lifestyle choices through the carefully constructed guidelines called Towards Wholeness: A Catholic perspective on personal development, Health and Physical Education years 7-10 , it is an attempt to present the syllabus with the emphasis of the Catholic ethos into Personal Development Health and Physical Education, by encouraging and fostering thoughts, sensations, emotions that all have a role towards the growth and development towards the yo...

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This molecule involved plays an important role in the social chemistry of humans, or the phenomenon 'love at first sight.' ... In the mere exposure effect, a theory that predicts people fall for those they spend the most time with, (Bornstein, 1989) suggest that proximity plays a huge role in the people we choose or not love. ... Since societies create very different gender roles for men and women, differences in interpretation of the same data are bound to occur (Wade, et al., 1996). ...

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In just viewing one of these great social changes occurring within the United States at this time, the sexual revolution, which effectively broke down the pre-existing gender roles, sex laws, and the sexual morality of mainstream American society, one may see that this change, though beginning slowly eventually became so great and so widespread that it not only affected American culture, but, also, the legal institutions of the United States as well. ... This is perhaps, no more clear, than in the strict roles followed within the American family. ... This picture of the ideal family resulte...

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According to Krause and Roth (2010), study on child sexual abuse history and feminine gender-role identity suggest that childhood abuse has repeatedly been associated with the development of low-self esteem and malignant self-representations. ... Future studies are also needed that also assess such things as mental health outcomes, interpersonal relationships, and resilience to better examine the role that empowerment may play in potentially mediating the relationship between abuse and these outcomes. ...

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Rape and sexual assault affects all races, cultures, ages, and economic classes and are considered to be one of the most serious and violent crimes in the United States today. The United States has the highest rape rate among countries which report such statistics. It is four times higher than tha...

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HIV Positive Negative Discrimination Throughout the history of the United States of America many people have been faced with negative discrimination on the basis of distinctions such as race, disabilities, beliefs, and gender. ... If Sexually Transmitted Diseases can play a major role with discrimination in our economy can they hurt the economy is the question and another question is that should people that are infected be forced to reveal their sexual status? ...

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(Siebers, 2008: 37) Kenneth Plummer defines sexual citizenship as "the control (or not) over one's body, feelings, relationships: access (or not) to representations, relationships, public spaces, etc; and socially grounded choices (or not) about identities, gender experiences" (Siebers, 2008: 38) As history has demonstrated, oppressed groups share the experience of sexual repression, sexual agency is central to political agency, therefore sexual democracy should be identified as a political struggle. ...

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Sexual education is important to the wellbeing of our nation's youth. It has been said that knowledge is power. If the students throughout the United States are not properly educated on the consequences of sexual activity then they cannot be blamed for the repercussions that will follow unsafe sex. ...

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Little research has been conducted on the role of substance abuse, therefore, its overall effects to the juvenile sexual offending population remains unclear (Juveniles Who Have Sexually Offended, n.d.) Ethological factors receiving the most attention for preexposure to juvenile offenders, include experienced physical abuse (found in 20-50 percent of sexual offending juveniles), experienced sexual abuse (found in 40-80 percent of sexual offending juveniles), and aggressive role models (Hunter, 1999; Bumby, 2006; Kalogerakis, 1992; Finkelhor et al., 2009). ...

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