The process of gendering occurs when males and females are constructed as masculine and feminine through social norms and discourse. ... The role of black women in the context of young black male rioting is something which is often neglected. ... Young males who are unable to fulfil their male role as workers are therefore reconstructed as an idle, criminal and socially excluded 'under class,' and this is a reading which can be applied both to the events of London and Ferguson and to the discourse which shaped them. ... This social class element and geographic model of the riots dr...

• Word Count: 1528
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• Grade Level: Graduate

The social construction of gender is all around us. ... Throughout history gender and gender roles have played a major factor in all societies, whether they were successful or not. ... Wells were both groundbreaking and similar in terms of the message that they were trying to convey to the public, yet their styles were much different from each other because of the specific gender roles from their time period. ... Walker stressed that the failure of black men to fulfill their manly roles protecting black people from the onslaught of racial prejudice had to often been a fault among them. ... ...

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Today, the SAT I play's an important role in young high schools student's college careers. ... It will also elaborate on its link to the Virginia State of Assessment Plan in local colleges, and how it ranks within different cultures and genders. ... Depending upon how high or low one scores on the SAT, and how high or low their current high school grade point average is, can play a key role in their acceptance to many of these institutions for higher learning. ... However, recent data suggests that there exist substantial performance gaps between genders and specific ethnic groups ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The fact that Reebok chose a black male to perform that role proves this statement. ... His being dressed in all dark colors, except for his shoes, puts focus on the product and symbolizes his mysterious dominant role in the ad. ... They have a black male performing this "rapist" role and this would more often than not offend black people. ... This, again, represents a race and gender in a poor manner. ... This shows that Reebok's target audience is people of all races and either gender. ...

• Word Count: 1366
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• Grade Level: High School

There were other shows on television that captured the love that African Americans had for their family members such as The Jefferson's or Good Times, however both sitcoms portrayed African Americans in stereotypical roles. ... The traditional gender roles were challenged and so were racial stereotypes. ... Sondra Huxtable is a great example of a character breaking stereotypical roles. ... In a way this episode breaks gender roles, because it shows the men as the weak links that need help and can't do things for themselves. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Maya Angelou's poem Phenomenal Woman suggests that women have always had an essential role in society. ... In addition, African American women are forced to combat the dual stereotypes of race and gender. ... Because popular and commercial materials were created and disseminated to large segments of American culture, they served both to reflect and to perpetuate a range of race, gender, and class stereotypes and/or fears. ... The societal role of African-American women has a history of independence and leadership. ...

• Word Count: 1267
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The achievements of many people in our country have been devalued and ignored based on color, gender, and societal norms. ... When black people are thought of in media majority of the time it is never an important role. From commercials to movies, there importance is quite little, if it is just a small role or and appearance. Media plays a big role on how the public thinks, especially in the era we live in. ... A lot of it comes from the environment that people grow up in, how they are able to talk and get information plays an important role. ...

• Word Count: 1377
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• Grade Level: High School

The media and mainstream social science research play major roles in characterizing the Black family. ... The media has recognized the dichotomy between the white and Africa-American families in America, and therefore has taken the television programs where Africa-Americans play lead roles and made the shows resemble the norms of the white family. ... Family privileges and disadvantages are attained through race, gender, and class. ... Within our families and community, there are more flexible roles, meaning that our parents do not necessarily have to be there all day everyday for us. Our ...

• Word Count: 1387
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The author reflects on racial gendering and the sexually violent consequences of white supremacy as depicted in the memoir "No Name in the Street" (637).The idea of the sissy is a symbol of homosexual subversion. ... "Eileen Barrett examines a different source of influence on Baldwin, arguing that McCullers possessed an ability to convey intersections of gender and race" (206). ... Boyd focuses on the powerful role Harlem played in Baldwin's life and work. ... "Baldwin plays an important role in a canon of gay literature" (Thorsson 617). ...

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These studies vary according to gender, but they all link to race and suicide in some way. ... White, Black, and Hispanic, these subsamples didn't differ in gender or marital status. ... The third study focuses more on income and occupation playing a role in the inequalities between Whites and Blacks and that in return creating suicide rate higher for Blacks and the inequities increase. ...

• Word Count: 1467
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• Grade Level: High School

Here we will consider hip-hops role in racial authenticity and its history of social empowerment for African-Americans, its role as a fundamental source of positive racial socialization for black youths and in what ways its elements can be utilized in classroom and therapeutic settings involving urban youth. ... African American youth stand at ground zero for issues of race, nation, gender, age and sexuality (Collins, 2006). ... Hip Hop culture has played a vital role in de-sanitizing American history, and presenting social contexts of groups normally unheard and ignored as they lack the mea...

• Word Count: 1971
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Women were underestimated and viewed as weak just based on gender. ... She was finally released from the role forced upon her as the trophy wife and could now stop holding herself back. ... When she was forced into the role of a trophy wife, she felt like she had no point in living. ...

• Word Count: 1578
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I. The Differences between "Rosie- and the Woman in "That Damned Fence- During the time of World War Two, there were hard working women taking over the jobs in industry that were usually held by men. But these women working as welders and miners were not the only women in America. There is a tend...

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This interpellation typically "prevents the insurrection of the working class," essentially limiting the possible roles an individual can inhabit in a lifetime, best exemplified by Nel's domestic life (Bressler 168). ...

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The second chapter gives us a look into the social life; how they communicate, educate each other, how stories are passed from one person to another, and just a small glimpse of rituals, gender roles, and how respect is given and received among the reservation. ...

• Word Count: 1871
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate