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Stereotypes in '50 First Dates', 2008.
This paper looks at the function of stereotypes in the film '50 First Dates' directed by Peter Segal.
1,332 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 44.95
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In this article, the writer shows how stereotyping functions throughout the course of '50 First Dates', on not only an ethnic and racial level, but also on the level of gender and sexuality. The writer discusses that it is not the native Hawaiian Islanders or the gender-ambiguous individuals who matter much in the scheme of '50 First Dates'. The writer maintains that without the "exotic" locale and the individuals who come attached to it, one has a typical Hollywood story about two "normal" (i.e. white, heterosexual) individuals and their romantic entanglement. This is quite stereotypical in itself, as an emblem of Hollywood's machinery, in that it refuses to deviate from such norms. The writer concludes that stereotypes in '50 First Dates' thus serve a double purpose: to reinforce preconceived societal notions about ethnic and gender minorities, while asserting the supremacy of those who are "lucky" enough not to fit into such "restrictive" categories.
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" The interactions between Lucy and Henry are rooted in repetition. This is because Lucy, it is revealed the following day when he approaches her in the restaurant and she does not seem to recognize him, suffers from anterograde amnesia owing to an automobile accident that she suffered with her father two years prior. Her short-term memory has been affected, although she does have long-term memory. As a result, each time she goes to bed each night, she wakes up the following day believing that it is still October 13, 2002. Her father and brother, having been informed by the doctors that the disorder is likely irreversible, decide to "play along" with Lucy's delusion. Thus, the father has had copies of the October 13, 2002 printed out, and the staff at the diner where she goes for breakfast each morning has been instructed to play along, as well. The matriarchal owner of the diner had been friends with Lucy's deceased mother, and promised her that she would take care of her. For this reason, the diner owner is particularly hostile to Henry's advances."
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Gender and the Fashion Industry, 2008.
This paper discusses the blaming of gay men for the emaciation of women within the fashion industry.
1,725 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 55.95
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In this article, the writer notes that many media sources, have targeted, not commercial or cultural pressures that encourage women to tailor their bodies to fit the image of the moment--whether that be fat or thin, voluptuous or skinny--but instead have cited gay men's dominance in the fashion industry as the reason that so many thin models dominate the catwalks. The writer discusses whether this supposed cause of female emaciation is endemic to the popular media's homophobia, or whether it has its roots in academic discourse. Further, the writer discusses how academic discourse can help us escape this polarization of gay and feminist liberation ideals, or whether these two movements are really opposed in their larger cultural and epistemological aims. The writer concludes that women must reject the objectifying gaze that forces them to 'see' one another as heterosexual men provided by the industry, and offer new ways of seeing, thinking, and conceptualizing sexuality beyond the idea of beauty at all.
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Position Paper
Works Cited
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"The desires of an individual designer can hardly explain the validation of a certain body type for an entire media industry that spills over into advertising and other forms of representational culture, not simply fashion. The aesthetic discourse privileges images of masculinity transposed upon women's bodies, according to Bordo, not femininity, and masculinity is associated with wealth, intelligence, hard work, and restraint. That is why women strive to embody slenderness, not because fashion advertisements 'tell' them to do so, or because designers are consciously communicating explicitly anti-female messages.
"Writing around the same time as Bordo, Robert Radford noted in the Journal of Design History, that the blame for negative or desexualized female images being laid at the feet of gay men is long-standing within the academic discourse of psychoanalysis and cultural criticism. "
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Depression in Women, 2008.
This paper looks at the issue of depression among women and argues that women suffer more than men from this mental health complaint.
2,386 words (approx. 9.5 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 73.95
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In this article, the writer introduces, discusses and analyzes the topic of psychology in women. Specifically, the writer discusses depression in women as a result of emotional, physical, and mental abuse. The writer maintains that psychologically, women are more likely to suffer from depression than men. The writer discusses that women suffer from depression for a variety of reasons, from post-partum depression after giving birth to any number of emotional and physical reasons, such as abuse and fear of abuse. The writer concludes that women suffer more from depression, and women suffer more from emotional and physical abuse, and so, the two are intertwined when it comes to women's physical and mental health.
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"Thus, depression is not only a personal problem that can affect the woman and her family, it is a problem for the entire country, and solving it could lead to better productivity, along with a greater sense of well being for many American women. In addition, many women ignore depression and its signs, which can help lead to deeper depression and more difficulties in treating the disease.
"It is also interesting to note that psychologically, women generally respond differently to depression. Men tend to look outside themselves for the source of their depression, and attempt to correct or control the causes and so end their depression. Women handle depression differently."
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Student Gender, 2008.
A review on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students.
4,905 words (approx. 19.6 pages), 16 sources, APA, $ 124.95
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The paper states that students who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) find it hard to cope in their learning environment. LGBT students endure an abnormal amount of stress throughout adolescence and young adulthood. The paper comments that it is quite normal for LGBT students to experience harassment, isolation from their social group, the feeling of marginalization, and an inability to speak openly about their sexual/gender orientation. The paper reviews the significant literature relating to the subject of LGBT students and analyzes the theoretical implications that such concepts hold for the educational environment. The paper draws conclusions from the discussion of these issues that addresses the needs of LGBT students and celebrates sexual diversity, rather than stigmatizing it.
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Abstract
Introduction
Studies on LGBT Students
Educational Psychology Concepts
Theory in Action: Gay Straight Alliances
Conclusions
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"This is all the more remarkable, when nearly half the adult population has reportedly engaged in both homosexual and heterosexual activities (Sears, 1991). It has been estimated that up to fifteen percent of the population in the United States is exclusively lesbian or gay. This means that, while homosexuality either has or will personally affect about half of all students' lives, a large minority will come to identify as exclusively gay or lesbian in the course of their lives, if they do not already - to say nothing of the unique situation that transgender students must endure throughout the turbulent period of adolescence and young adulthood. With this in mind, it is thus necessary for educators to begin asking themselves how they might go about addressing this issue, since it affects a significant portion of the student body."
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Sexual Harassment, 2008.
This paper looks at the working environment for women in the United States and discusses sexual harassment in the workplace.
943 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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In this article, the writer discusses inappropriate professional conduct motivated by the male sexual impulse, manifesting itself in myriad forms. The writer notes that by the last decade of the century in the U.S., civil rights legislation reflected a much greater understanding for the need to equalize the working environment, and many leading businesses entities instituted employee sensitivity training programs emphasizing gender equality throughout the professional business environment. The writer maintains that undeniably, women in the workforce have enjoyed the benefits of the Civil Rights Movement, but in many ways, undercurrents of sexism are allowed to persist throughout society to an extent no longer tolerated in race relations. The writer concludes that, ultimately, women will have achieved the genuine parity and professional equality at work only when no violations significant enough to be news worthy occur in the first place.
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"Perhaps the most classic form of sexual harassment in the workplace has always been a function of the sexual tension inherent in relations between the genders in general. Since women entering the workforce in large numbers for the first time did so primarily at the entry level, they naturally encountered supervisors and administrators that were almost exclusively male. Before the recognition of the need for equality in the professional work place, this presented a dynamic that fostered a predictable predatory element in professional relations, particularly as between female subordinates and their male superiors. In the first era of female representation in the work force, the quid pro quo sexual advance was often made overtly, without the need for discretion or subtlety.
"While overt quid pro quo solicitation is now relatively rare, it is still a relatively common form of sexual harassment of females, albeit in more subtle forms."
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Sexual Risk Taking Behavior in Adolescent Females, 2008.
An examination of how the sexual risk taking behaviors of adolescent females are impacted by the absence of paternal involvement.
4,986 words (approx. 19.9 pages), 28 sources, APA, $ 126.95
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This paper conducts a literature review on the correlation between the absence of paternal involvement and sexual risk taking behaviors in adolescent females. It discusses the implications across the life course of the person and describes the connections with regard to poverty, race and gender. The paper then looks at whether these behaviors continue through adulthood and what role social forces play in the behavior, including the cultural influence, impact on education and incarceration rates.
Table of Contents:
Objective
Introduction
Purpose of the Study
Significance of the Study
Methodology
Background to the Study
Literature Review
Influence of Father Involvement on Child Development
Infant
One-year-of-age
School-aged
Emotional Development
Social Development
Father Involvement and Female Adolescent Sexual Risk Behaviors
Measures of Father Involvement
Summary & Conclusion
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"The model of Bronfenbrenner (1977, 1979) is one that is not as concerned with human development as it is with the contexts in which development takes place. The implication stated by Bronfenbrenner is that development is most "influenced from the outside to the inside; that is, influence is more salient from the major culture through the exosystem and mesosystem, to the microsystem, otherwise known as the developing person." (Brooks, 2007; p. 10) Advocated by Bronfenbrenner is that in research from an ecological standpoint the 'principal main effects are likely to be interactions between systems." (Brook, 2007; p. 10) Brooks relates that: "Rodgers (1995) found that parental monitoring, parental support, parental values, fathers' psychological control, and mother's communication were significantly related to adolescent risk-taking behavior." Additionally, Herring (1985) is stated by Brooks (2007) to have found that: "...as a perception of family cohesion increased, positive increases were noted in more conservative sexual values and attitudes." (p.45) Brooks (2007) states that: "In particular, the role of a father figure seems pivotal in influencing teen girls' engagement in sexual behavior." (p. 45)"
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Gender and Heart Disease, 2008.
An exploration of the gender differences in the incidence of heart disease.
1,735 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 12 sources, APA, $ 56.95
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The paper explores the literature to identify relevant biological and psychological theories that may account for the differences in the incidence of heart disease among men and women. The paper looks at biological differences as well gender-related factors. The paper discusses how some of these factors are controllable, such as smoking, drinking and keeping a handle on stress and anger and how men can minimize these behaviors that, although socially sanctioned, are known to increase the risk of heart disease.
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Introduction
Review and Discussion
Conclusion
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"Heart disease continues to represent a national health issue, with more men experiencing heart attacks at earlier ages than their female counterparts (Thom, Kannel, Silbershatz and D'Agostino 3). Women, though, continue to be at higher risk for some types of heart disease-related illnesses. For example, more than 50 percent of all coronary mortalities are the result of sudden cardiac death; furthermore, fully half of men and 64 percent of women who die suddenly did not have a history of diagnosed coronary artery disease (Wilansky and Willerson 295)."
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Female Delinquency, 2008.
An examination of the studies on female delinquency.
844 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 30.95
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This paper deals with the problem of female delinquency, presenting results from several studies that have taken place on this subject. The author concludes that the correlation that exists between trauma and abuse and levels of female juvenile delinquency suggests that more research is required.
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"There is considerable proof to suggest that in many cases young women become juvenile delinquents or become involved in acts of delinquency as a result of severe trauma and abuses. There is in the literature a correlation between the incidents of trauma and abuse and levels of female juvenile delinquency. This is also related to the growing number of cases of female delinquency in the United States. As one study states, in the last decade crime among female juveniles has grown at a faster pace than that of male offenders."
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Female Juvenile Crime, 2008.
This paper explores the psychosocial factors behind female juvenile delinquency.
801 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 28.95
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The paper explores how environmental factors such as physical and sexual abuse, race, location and substance abuse all contribute to the rising rates of female youngsters in juvenile detention centers. The paper also discusses how mental health is a factor in their turn to a life of crime. The paper reveals that most female juvenile delinquents begin their career of crime between the ages of fourteen and sixteen, a very vulnerable time in an adolescent girl's life. The paper points out, however, that at this age there is a chance of reaching out and preventing them from becoming delinquents in the first place.
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"When most people think of juvenile crime they tend to think of male offenders. However, there has been a sharp increase in the arrest rates of juvenile girls since the 1990's. A surprising twenty-six percent of juvenile arrests on 1997 were female, (Loper). There was also a huge increase of twelve percent for juvenile female offenders between the years of 1993 and 1997, (Loper). With these increasing rates of young females behind bars for a variety of criminal offenses, one must look into how these numbers are steadily increasing."
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"My Scene" Barbies, 2008.
A look at the controversy surrounding Mattel's "My Scene" Barbie collection.
1,354 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 45.95
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The paper discusses Mattel Corporation's significant flexibility over the years to meet market demand, notably with the introduction of "My Scene" Barbies that were designed to be more reflective of diversity and true body shape. The paper considers the contentions of many that these dolls have inappropriate dress, an inappropriate figure and are only a superficial representation of multiculturalism. The paper illustrates how the brand will continue to be a source of popular controversy, despite these attempts to be inclusive with culture and body image realism.
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"Mattel Corporation has been the owner of the Barbie brand and exclusive marketer of said brand for its entire existence, and in fact the original Barbie creator was also the creator of the Mattel corporation. The Barbie brand has gone through only a limited number of changes over the many years, but recently the Mattel company has introduced a new line of Barbie dolls and accessories that are said to be more modern reflections of the doll. The new Barbie dolls are known as "My Scene" Barbies, and they are marketed toward tween girls (girls ages 7-12) and anyone who has an interest in obtaining dolls that are more reflective of diversity."
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