In today's society, language plays a major role in defining gender. ... The test showed how boys and girls deal with people differently. ... Its socialization, which means parents and society treat kids differently based on certain characteristics, which in this case gender. ... In a perfect world, there would be no gender differentiation, no racial tension and no political incorrectness. ... We are slowly, and I do mean slowly, moving towards a non- gender separated society. ...

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Most gender differences happen because of subtle reinforcers given by adults. ... Gender schema is described by distinguishing certain things to be "for" certain genders. ... When these children reached 27 months, nine months later, half the children correctly identified the perceived "right" gender when asked to assign gender labels during a test. Thus, they acquired a gender schema. ... Gender is something that seems like it can't be forgotten. ...

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In "The Manhood Test," written by Mohammed Naseehu Ali, much is made of Mr. Rafique's manhood test but not much is said of Zulaikha's corresponding "womanhood test.... She does fail the test of womanhood that her culture expects from her. ... Rafique's manhood test throughout the story, Ali slowly reveals the hidden societal womanhood test of Zulai through the consequences of her decisions and actions. ... Similar to the culture in the "The Manhood Test," the tests all women and men deal with are heavily based on customs, gender, and societal "nor...

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Science Essay: Is cadium a gender bender? This article on cadium being a gender bender raises some very interesting arguments. ... Just recently Mary Beth Martin in Georgetown USA ran a test to find out the effects that cadium had on rats. The test was conducted on female rats that had had their ovaries removed so that they could not produce oestrogen. ... The results of the test were astounding to say the least. ...

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This process allows for the test makers to see if the test really tests what they say it does and to be able to set up the scoring tables. ... Each section is then broken down in to other smaller equal sections based on different things such as socioeconomic status, ethnicity, gender, race, and others. ... Standardized tests can be giving to show growth in students" knowledge in a content area or what that test tests. ... The tests are being used for the wrong propose. ... The tests should be used to feed instruction. ...

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Today's average reader does not usually stop to ponder the gender of an author and what impact a male or female hand may have on a body of literature. However, if analyzed closely, any given text may expose a distinct structural element associated with the author's gender. ... Nevertheless, women's literature tends to lend a much more prominent distinction of gender through the structure of poetry. ... The woman is perplexed by the letter and begins to pace back and forth in her mind about its origin and final intentions, while youthful memories spring forth one by one, testing ...

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Regardless of their age, race, color, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, disabilities, economic status, or source of payment. ... Some of the services provided are as listed: Abortion Referral, Birth Control, General Health Care, HIV Testing, LGBT Services, Men's Health Care, Morning-After Pill (Emergency Contraception), Pregnancy Testing & Services, STD Testing, Treatment & Vaccines, and Women's Health Care. ... Gender Identity & Sexual Orientation In a society where despite growing education, awareness, and acceptan...

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Spartan children of both genders were expected to have perfectly drilled bodies2. Despite the fact that both genders were forced to engage themselves in Spartan education, they were not taught exactly the same2. ... Regardless of the difference in gender, it is said that the boys were drilled as hard as the girls, and vice versa2. Like the girls, at the age of about eighteen to twenty, boys were required to pass a test. Unlike the test for girls, which only showcased fitness, the test for men was on fitness, leadership skills, and military excellence. ...

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Summary of Findings The gender of the skeleton was first analyzed by looking at the skull and the pelvis because both have significant differences between males and females. ... The skull had square eye orbits, the mandible was square or U shaped, and the zygomatic process was expressed beyond the external auditory meatus; this all proved the gender was male. ... This test could specify if the person had any recent medication intake or hospital visits, which could be a vital identification factor. ... As a result, all of these tests above contribute in the discovery in "who died" an...

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Likewise, The Court uses three separate tests "the rational basis test, the strict scrutiny test, and the heightened scrutiny test "to determine whether a classification is constitutional or not. The rational basis test is the traditional test used by the Supreme Court to determine whether a law complies with the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment. ... Secondly, the strict scrutiny test is a more thorough means of the Court in applying its power of judicial review. ... Typically, this test is applied to suspect classifications, which refer to classifying people accordi...

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The film delves into gender issues, questions of identity, and the ethics of interpersonal relationships. ... All of this unfolds in a context that analyzes how we identify gender and how we differentiate between the masculine and the feminine. ... What has always seemed generally simple about gender is made extremely complex when one gender passes for another, and the responses of others toward Brandon raise all manner of questions about whether these others are attracted to the idea of Brandon or the true existence of Teena. ... Gender is not the only issue being tested in this film, f...

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Others believe that is a safer approach to test new health products. ... The product is either inhaled, ingested, or tested through eye/skin contact. Three different species are used on each experiment, and the results vary depending on the gender, age, and the other factors of the animal. ... For example, in eye irritation testing, rabbits are commonly used. ... These experiments are not all make it through the animal testing stage, in fact, the numbers of products that make it to human testing are small, and the number of products that make it to the shelf are even smaller. 1 in 10,000 teste...

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Overall, hand to hand combat roles should be left to primarily men or any woman who has passed the same rigorous physical tests that men are held to. ... Women generally outscore or score as high as men on written tests (Komarow). ... Women tend to outscore their male counterparts on written tests (Komarow). ... Commander Michelle Howard, executive officer of the USS Tortuga has said, "We really want to recruit smart people, motivated people, and we really don't want to look at gender, color things that just don't make a difference (Komarow)." However, the gender issue has been...

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Jordan O'Neil, a member of the U.S. navy, is selected as the guinea pig in a test that would determine if women will be fully integrated into all branches of the U.S. navy. ... Thus, one could maintain that the movie is not feminist and it reinforces gender norms. ... Thus, gender norms are not reinforced in a way that subordinates one sex to the other, but confirms that both genders are equal in capacity, and the task of becoming a soldier is up to whoever can complete the training. And so, in the quest to uncover the hidden assumptions about gender, the liberal feminist approach provide...

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Some of society seeks to abolish standardized testing. ... All students are assessed equally, because the same test maybe different versions are given, with no regard to sex, gender, or ethnic background. ... All test are made fair! ... These standardized test set the standards for all students to reach and break all boundaries; still, those that oppose this testing claim that these tests are racially discriminatory. ... Possibly this is the cause for the different test scores between children of different socioeconomic classes and not the test itself. ...

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This music video makes a big connection to gender and gender roles, it gives the male figure a strong role stating that a man should walk strong, act strong, act confident, have a big ego, and be able to back it up. ... Again, gender and gender roles play a big part in advertisements; men want to feel more masculine as women want to feel more feminine. In a Goodyear Tire commercial you get to see how society thinks a man and woman should behave, in this commercial they are taking a man and a woman on a test drive to prove that their tires are durable. ... I believe that people feel the need to...

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To have a set number of minorities to hire isn't advocated excepts where a court of law has unmistakable evidence convicting someone of racial or gender discrimination. ... Once implemented businesses and schools were to select students or employers strictly on qualifications not race or gender. At first this sounded like a very good plan but as time passed affirmative action almost became an unfair advantage for minorities, employers where hiring and accepting minorities strictly based on race or gender not their qualifications. ... Bakke's test scores and interview rating was hi...

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The residents of Cumberland are almost evenly proportioned in gender with 47.7% of the population being male and 52.3% female. ... The high school also as an attendance rate of 92.9% and many students usually score above average on standardized tests. Sixty-five percent of Cumberland High School students took the SAT test and scored an average of 532 in math and 524 in verbal while the state average was 494 in each subject. Students at Cumberland High School are also given a series of assessment tests in the tenth grade focusing on mathematics, English language skills, and writing. Unfortunate...

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For our psychology project, we wanted to find out which gender, and which grade level, followed instructions better. We hypothesized that if we randomly chose two males and two females from each grade level, and they were given a set of instructions to follow while being videotaped, then the sophomore males would follow directions better than the others tested. Before we started testing our subjects, we prepared a set of silly instructions to hand to the participants. ... To test our subjects, we went into the sixth period lunch, and asked students if they would participate in our psycho...

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And finally, we were interested to see if gender played a role in the different color schemes. ... By expanding on those previous studies, we can test their data and apply it to our study. ... It was also hypothesized that gender would affect room preference and liking. ... Materials Three different classrooms will be needed in order to test the different hypothesize. ... It was also hypothesized that gender would affect room preference and liking. ...

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From early childhood girls and boys receive different treatment based on their gender, and that starts the processes of gender identity. ... Some (no matter what gender) lack motivation, and if there could be a female specific incentive, then maybe we could get more participation. ... I'm in the process of reading a book called Delusions of gender by Cordeila Fine, in it recalls research done by a woman of the name of Mary Murphy. Her and her classmates at Stanford University took a group of students from the science math, engineering, and technology majors and asked their opinions on two...

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TYPE OF RESEARCH AND PERSPECTIVE The type of research could be classified as Positivist as it is testing two hypothesis. ... The demographic variables included gender, position within the organisation, and type of company, age and educational level of the respondent. ... The information was analysed using a chi-square which is a non-parametric (These are characterised as distribution free tests ie. neither the values obtained nor the population from which the sample was drawn need have a normal distribution. Unlike the parametric tests which can give erroneous results these can always be used...

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More interestingly of the two groups of women that were tested, the group that favored mathematics, science, and social sciences were more inclined to abort than those in the group who preferred English and arts. ... With the gradual decline of traditional female gender roles, and the increased opportunity for women's advancement in the work place, academically orientated young women faced with the choice to abort or not, will therefore be pushed to abort in pursuit of higher education. ... Younger women nowadays are more predisposed to pursue further education, but in society there i...

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Examining the phenomenon of aggressive driving, psychologists Lawton and Nutter (2002) survey a large collection of data to compare the levels and expression of anger in everyday and driving situations in hopes of testing the beliefs about aggression on the road. ... Repeated measures MANOVA revealed a significant interaction of level of anger, expression of aggression, and context, as well as showing an interaction of gender by expression. ... The study also concluded that there is no gender difference of self-reported anger in either context. ...

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The only small factor was gender, with men tending to skip class more than women. ... Statistically authors don't know what sort of students attend college classes the most, gender was the only one with a small difference of women attending class more than men. Whether students had good or bad grades in high school and on standardized test it didn't reflect on who attended class the most. ...

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