In this essay, I will begin by reviewing theories on masculinity, and evaluating why such ideas create the assumption that violence appears to be associated with masculinity. ... Experiments such as this do not only show that aggression is learnt (as Bandura found out), but also that the observation of symbols and objects are memorised by young children, and at a later time period these memories are put into place and used again; 'for example, a child may learn to shoot a gun by imitating television characters. ... As discussed in this essay, many of the problems associating masculinity ...

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This essay will examine some of the different kinds of linguistic sexism in the English language, some of the reasons why these forms of language are harmful and finally some ideas of how these forms of language can be changed for the better. As stated above the most obvious example of sexist language is the use of the male pronoun to describe groups of people containing both males and females. ... For example referring to a woman as "Harold's widow". ... Deborah Cameron (1998) found an even more extreme example of this form of sexism in an article written for the Sun newspaper. ... Ea...

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Abstract The research question of my extended essay is "How patriarchal and colonial oppression is expressed in Alice Walker's "The Color Purple?" The essay explores the themes of colonial subordination, gender oppression and the representation of gender relations of the male dominated early 20th century in the novel, The Color Purple and how these can be related to postcolonial feminist criticism. ... The concept of sisterhood which is engraved in the Womanist Theology is also looked upon in the essay. ... The essay endeavors to investigate how gender oppression, colonial subordinat...

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• Grade Level: High School

This essay illustrates that women's work is not recognized as equal to men as women are paid less for the same positions. ... For example, "51.6% of lone parent families headed by women are poor" (Morris, 2014, para.4). ... For example, "women with disabilities under 35 had an average income of $13,000, and women with disabilities over 55 had an average income of under $14,000" (para.10). ...

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Throughout the body of this essay, and with proof of research, I will prove that the mass media has shaped our society's ideologies, norms and beliefs. ... For example, the media has created the perfect mother/wife, specifically being the white, middle class, Christian, housewife. ... For this essay, I have chosen the two mediums that I have chosen to focus on are the affects of television. ... So for example if someone wants to learn about a new culture, their understanding of that culture will be whatever that they have seen on television. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Theorist William Rathbone Greg best summaries the feelings of the Victorian age towards fallen women: "If the passions of woman were ready, strong, and spontaneous, in a degree even remotely approaching the form they assume in the coarser sex, there can belittle doubt that sexual irregularities woul...

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Throughout my essay I will be discussing the roles of three extraordinary women in Canada's history and how they struggled to overcome the barriers to achieve the significant experiences that they accomplished: Emily Murphy, the first woman judge in the British Empire, and the important position she had in the Persons Case, Agnes Macphail and the struggles she had as Canada's first female to be elected into Parliament and the career of Kim Campbell, Canada's first female Prime Minister of Canada. ...

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India's nation-state is widely inhomogeneous throughout history between both male and female social status in society. In order to fathom the extent of gender inequalities, a chronological view over three distinct phases ensues. The Women's Movements; Nineteenth Century Social Reform Movement, Twen...

• Word Count: 2806
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate