Edna discovers her identity as an independent woman and breaks through the roles assigned by the patriarchal society. ... After she falls in love with another man, she discovers new things about her and tries to explore her newfound identity. ... But Edna wants to be womanly in her own way--to keep her own identity, her goals, her artistry, and to live a sexual life, liberated from the confines of societal expectations. ... Rather than forge a new hybrid identity that is neither traditionally masculine nor feminine, Edna hesitates between exchanging roles of power with men and subordinating ...

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This can bee shown by looking at Maggie and her impetuous and violent behaviour has been likened to that of her fathers- stressing the theme of heredity and her anomalies as a woman with masculine character traits. ... In "Mill on The Floss" Maggie's family environment is central to her problematic sense of identity as a woman, for instance, although her father praises Maggie's intelligence and quickness, he also maintains the socially conventional view that "an over cute woman's no better nor a long tailed sheep." ... Maggie's desire for "masculine" knowledge is related us...

• Word Count: 1369
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This can bee shown by looking at Maggie and her impetuous and violent behaviour has been likened to that of her fathers- stressing the theme of heredity and her anomalies as a woman with masculine character traits. ... In "Mill on The Floss" Maggie's family environment is central to her problematic sense of identity as a woman, for instance, although her father praises Maggie's intelligence and quickness, he also maintains the socially conventional view that "an over cute woman's no better nor a long tailed sheep." ... Maggie's desire for "masculine" knowledge is related us...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

According to Bell Hooks, "Feminism is a movement to end sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression." To expand upon this quote, oppression means that one may not have the same opportunities as others may. During the 1960's, men were expected to portray a more masculine, aggressive identity. Females...

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This was a tough reality for many women who had fought in the war because they had become accustomed to performing more "masculine" tasks and having close relationships with the male population for years throughout the war. ... It was because they had been colonized for so long that they were more focused on keeping their national identity, following tradition, rather than following French rule. ...

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(Walklate, 2008) Feminist victimology has also offered an explanation of the relationship between masculine power and female victimisation by drawing upon research which shows that traditional gender norms reinforce and reward male dominance over women. ... (Davies, et al., 2003, pp. 3) However, this appears to be the only value it has added to the discipline of victimology, as it has not necessarily added any further knowledge concerning the identity or tendencies of victims or offenders, and it is worth noting that many of the studies were criticised and discredited for flawed methodology an...

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• Grade Level: Graduate

Women, come into counseling with a sense of powerlessness, a lack of identity, and a fear of trust in themselves. ... It requires men understand that women deserve to be liberated, and to learn how to desensitize themselves from a masculine life. ...

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However, determined to take her brothers place, Elizabeth set out to master such traditional masculine skills, such as mathematics, Greek, Latin, and riding. ... She pressed the idea that taking the man's name in marriage is a loss of identity for the woman, and that the word "obey- should be omitted from the service, along with the phrase, "giving the bride away."" ...

• Word Count: 2095
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• Grade Level: High School