Gender studies

You enter an art gallery and you come upon Cindy Sherman’s #10 untitled film still (fig. A.1.). In this photograph you see women squatting down on the floor; her skirt is pulled up. You are taken aback by the girl in this sexual position, and frankly, you are a bit uncomfortable. You then see the spilled groceries on the ground and place her in the place of a housewife, running around to cook dinner for her husband. The way that we view this photograph can be attributed back to the theory, of…

enshrined in the countrys official legal and policy documents including the constitution (Lucas and Mbiti, 2010). Gender disparity in various spheres of life is not uncommon, and has affected the social economic and political development over the years (Wesley, 2010). In US, gender disparity in education was a topical issue and is still is in major sphere of life (Schultz, 2010). Gender…

Sociology tutorial assignment 1 What is the relationship between femininities and masculinities? What is considered as masculine or feminine is not only restricted to being male or female, although it does play a part in reinforcing the gender ideas that have emerged (Schippers, 2007). “Masculinity” (Schippers, 2007) and “femininity” (Schippers, 2007) can be considered as complex terms, which have various roles and beliefs attached to them and both can be said to influence or have been…

Inequalities Within the Glass Ceiling Inequality is a famous topic all over the world. Inequalities can be picked out of most situations. Inequality is often seen in gender roles. Through the eyes of a feminist, it is seen that women are often treated unfairly compared to men. Some examples being voting, which women couldn’t partake in until 1920. Another example is holding a job, which women couldn’t do until World War II when employers were losing male workers to the war. Women were treated as…

The text states that sexual assault and domestic violence was a rarely discussed subject by society, despite it being a problem for several centuries. The violent crimes that occur for women that are higher than compared to men are rape and sexual assault, and domestic violence, or violence committed by intimates like current or former spouses and partners. It is said that women have less power than men in a social, economic, and physical levels. These may be contributing factors as to why women…

various colleagues of hers, and perhaps a common concern many others hold, that the academic field of women’s studies is now “passe” due to taking a “separatist” approach. The article address the reasons why people may hold this belief, and Looser presents her reasons for believing that the field is still relevant and thriving. In this article, Looser refutes claims that women’s studies is passe and instead argues that it is au courant. Looser explicitly states that…

concerns expressed by various colleagues of hers that the academic field of women’s studies is now “passe” due to taking a “separatist” approach. Looser explicitly states that her article is therefore “a credo that has its origins in defense” (Looser 222). The article address the reasons why people may hold this belief, and Looser presents reasons that show the contrary. Looser eloquently refutes claims that women’s studies are passe by considering the other side of the argument,…

people. Third, the images should be the children and the adults that are representative of all cultural groups in the community of children. Fourth, the images should reflect the gender roles diversity considering the body types and the abilities. Last, the images should include the ideas that counter stereotypes. According to Miller 2016, before deciding which materials to include in the early childhood development programs, it is important to display advertently pictures, objects, or books…

As well as the hegemonic masculinity or even any form of masculinity cannot exist without femininity. Because these two are always relational its then calls for the concept of hegemonic masculinity to take a more comprehensive view of the gender hierarchy that takes place because subordinated groups can often hold significant amounts of power, even over that hegemonic masculine behaviours. For example a young male may preform hegemonic masculine behaviours but his mother or girlfriend may…

149). I want to argue that for fully understanding gender politics of film noir and subsequently Nordic Noir, it is important to recognise how…