Article Overview: Barbie Doll Culture And Heterosexual Courtship Violence
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8 pages in length. Society has created as many ills as it has cured. While the bringing together of people centuries ago served to form a necessary bond between and among human beings, that same bond has been responsible for evoking some of society's most harmful results. Two such outcomes revolve around how people view themselves in the social eye, and how anger and intolerance have made themselves uninvited guests in many a heterosexual courtship relationship. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Paper Title: Article Overview: Barbie Doll Culture And Heterosexual Courtship Violence

Athol Fugard's "The Road To Mecca"
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10 pages in length. No one likes to be branded as different from the social norm, especially when such unwarranted labeling is founded within a quagmire of gender, cultural and racial intolerance. Miss Helen, of Athol Fugard's The Road to Mecca, represents just such a person whose only crime against society is being her own person, asking nothing of anyone and only wanting to be accepted for the unique individual she truly is. What she receives instead is a barrage of unsubstantiated judgment as to the validity of her character, the constant challenge to assimilate into the norm and a general yet overwhelming understanding of how a woman's entire existence is inextricable linked with the presence of a man; once that link is broken, she is no longer worthy of regard as an individual. Expounding upon issues of aging, personal freedom, human worth, loneliness, individuality, defiance against the norm, religious directives Religion and the never-ending quest for spirituality, Fugard strives to bring forth the extent to which people create conflict on so many levels, not the least of which include religious/secular, young/old and gender. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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Paper Title: Athol Fugard's "The Road To Mecca"

Attitudes & Behavior / The Influences Of Parental Interaction And Gender
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A 6 page examination of attitudes and behavior, how they relate to identity formation and are influenced by factors such as parental influence and gender. Stresses how a child's persona, their identity, attitudes, and behavior are shaped during early childhood by parental and societal interaction and indeed by their own gender. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Paper Title: Attitudes & Behavior / The Influences Of Parental Interaction And Gender

Australia’s Glass Ceiling
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A 3 page paper discussing the course of change from women’s perspective over the years. It appears that advances for women in general are preceded with intense social change. It was not until the 1970s that women made noticeable and lasting advances in Australia, after the “women’s movement” had been operational for some time. Today, it is Generation X that dictates the need for balance in work and home life. As men seek to achieve more of the balance that has been required of women in the past, likely there will be fewer gender-based differences apparent as well. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Paper Title: Australia’s Glass Ceiling

Barbie
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A 4 page paper which examines 5 different essays/poems on Barbie and argues agreement with one. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Paper Title: Barbie

BEARING THE BRUNT OF THE CURRENT SYSTEM OF EROTIC POWER
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This 3 page paper discusses the ideas of sexual politics and culture as expressed in the essay by Gayle Rubin, "Thinking Sex". Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Paper Title: BEARING THE BRUNT OF THE CURRENT SYSTEM OF EROTIC POWER

Beauty & Its Superficial Importance In TV Sitcoms
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A 5 page research paper which analyzes how TV sitcoms portray beautiful women. The writer shows that these images are unrealistic and stereotyped relating TV's portrayal of women with some of the latest research on the human perception of beauty. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Paper Title: Beauty & Its Superficial Importance In TV Sitcoms

Bernard Lefkowitz/"The Glen Ridge Rape"
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A 5 page analysis of Bernard Lefkowitz's book on the rape of a retarded adolescent by a group of privileged, affluent, white high school sports stars. The writer summarizes the sociological profile that Lefkowitz offers of this community. No additional sources cited.
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Paper Title: Bernard Lefkowitz/"The Glen Ridge Rape"

Betty Friedan's "The Feminine Mystique"
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5 pages in length. That patriarchy has been the controlling social force for centuries has effectively placed the female gender in the shadows of acceptance, while the male gender has successfully progressed in all possible areas: politics, education and economics. "The Feminine Mystique" by Betty Friedan – originally penned in the 1960s – notes that for women, these areas have long histories of restraint through design of the woman’s role; the effects of such designs have been so well entrenched that they have automatically applied to essentially every other area of public life. No additional sources cited.
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Paper Title: Betty Friedan's "The Feminine Mystique"

Betty Friedan's "The Feminine Mystique" And Eldridge Cleaver's "Soul On Ice"
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8 pages in length. Comparing the postwar work of Betty Friedan to that of Eldridge Cleaver is to draw a common denominator from two seemingly divergent perspectives. While Friedan's The Feminine Mystique addresses the cultural narrow-mindedness of gender, Cleaver's account in Soul On Ice focuses upon the long-standing racial inequities that have plagued man since the beginning of time. Clearly, to compare these two works encourages the student to seek out this common denominator; at the same time, however, the student will also want to discuss the individual characteristics pertinent only to each specific book. No additional sources cited.
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Paper Title: Betty Friedan's "The Feminine Mystique" And Eldridge Cleaver's "Soul On Ice"

Betty Friedan, bell hooks And Alice Walker: Contributions To African-American Society
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10 pages in length. There have been myriad contributions made to forward the progression of the African-American society, however, one might readily surmise that none have had both the power and influence to enact such change as what has come from the literary world. Betty Friedan, bell hooks and Alice Walker are but three of numerous printed voices who have played an integral role in significantly impacting positive change amidst an otherwise racially ruled society. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Paper Title: Betty Friedan, bell hooks And Alice Walker: Contributions To African-American Society

BIAS IN EDUCATION
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This 4 page paper discusses gender bias in education toward women and suggests ways in which the researcher could conduct a study to obtain data about gender bias in the high school and college setting. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Paper Title: BIAS IN EDUCATION

Birth and Motherhood According to Davies and Gowdy:
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This 3 page paper examines the role that birth and motherhood play in Barbara Gowdy's, "Falling Angel" and Robertson Davies', "Fifth Business". This paper compares and contrasts the very different views of the authors on these issues. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Paper Title: Birth and Motherhood According to Davies and Gowdy:

Birth Control/Women Working
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A 5 page research paper/essay that examines the relationship between the legalization of birth control and women joining the work force. The writer argues that women working in great numbers could not have happened until women had the ability to choose to limit their fertility. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Paper Title: Birth Control/Women Working

Body Image and Self-esteem
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The relationship between body image and self-esteem is explored in this 6 page paper. Age, sex and culture are considered. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Paper Title: Body Image and Self-esteem

Boundary Crossing: Language
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5 pages in length. The concept of boundary crossing, as it relates to gender issues, is relevant in such a way that it forms social dictates. Clearly, boys and girls, men and women have specific gender roles to uphold that have been ingrained since childhood; when those boundaries are crossed, it sometimes creates an uneasiness that reverberates throughout society. One might readily argue that boundary crossing is significantly less acceptable when a woman is traversing the invisible line, such as with sports, politics and any other social element that has long been construed as controlled by the male gender. Pertinent to this learned social behavior is the manner by which both boys and girls are conditioned through the learning process. Among the myriad differences between men and women is the manner in which they speak. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Paper Title: Boundary Crossing: Language

Boylan’s “She’s Not There: A Life in Two Genders”
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A 4 page book review of Jennifer Finney Boylan’s “She’s Not There: A Life in Two Genders.” Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.
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Paper Title: Boylan’s “She’s Not There: A Life in Two Genders”

Canadian Women's Special Interest Groups: Undue Influence To Advance Their Own Agendas?
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12 pages in length. Some scholars have accused organized interests of "undue influence" in the policy process and, in particular, of using the courts to advance their own narrow interests by way of circumventing the democratic (i.e. parliamentary) policy process. The manner by which the articles in Women's Legal Strategies in Canada address the controversy surrounding the issue of using courts to promote concerns of interest groups and social movements, as well as the evidence presented by the various authors in this collection edited by Radha Jhappan, helps to refute claims of "undue influence" by women's groups in the political and legal process. However, what must be realized is how the issues at hand are viewed as unworthy of acceptance via the traditional democratic process and in need of alternative means by which to be moved forward – such as with gay and lesbian rights, feminism and other female-related social movements – derogatorily branding these interest groups as "equality seekers" who are forced to circumvent an otherwise intolerant, patriarchal and hypocritical society that eschews the freedom inherent to social diversity. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Paper Title: Canadian Women's Special Interest Groups: Undue Influence To Advance Their Own Agendas?

Carol Gilligan/Female Moral Development
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A 4 page essay that, first of all, briefly discusses the main points to Carol Gilligan's position in "Woman's place in Man's life cycle." Then, the writer relates how Euripides' Medea and the movie Mean Girls both substantiates Gilligan's points and refutes them. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Paper Title: Carol Gilligan/Female Moral Development

Carol Lakey Hess’ “Caretakers of Our Common House”: Gender Socialization and Women and Conversational Education (Chapter 6)
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This is a 6 page paper discussing Hess’ “Caretakers of Our Common House”. Carol Lakey Hess’ “Caretakers of Our Common House: Women’s Development in Communities of Faith” studies not only areas connected with faith, theology and women’s experience but also the various aspects in the difference of female socialization in regards to “caring and connection” and how this relates to theological interpretation. The idea of the practice of faith within communities relates to Hess’ argument that separation and connection is obtained through “hard dialogues and deep connections” in which girls and women care be nurtured to be caretakers of their “own house” (self) as well as the “common house” (the community of faith). Women, through conversational education and strong leadership in the religious community can overcome the generations of gender socialization which have largely led to men as powerful and women as servile, caring, and supportive which has resulted in women “losing themselves” to societal roles. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Paper Title: Carol Lakey Hess’ “Caretakers of Our Common House”: Gender Socialization and Women and Conversational Education (Chapter 6)

Caryl Churchill’s “Top Girls”
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This 6 page report discusses Caryl Churchill’s 1982 play Top Girls, which has been described as “taking a cautionary path toward probable dystopia” Churchill has been one of the leading British playwrights of the 20th century and in the world of Top Girls, she makes it clear that there are few easy rewards for women, even those who adhere to the strict constraints placed on their lives. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Paper Title: Caryl Churchill’s “Top Girls”

Cause & Effect/Sexism
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A 4 page research paper that offers a cause and effect analysis of sexism. While sexism is a characteristic of culture that is prevalent throughout American society, it has been a stated goal of the federal government over the last several decades that women should receive “equal pay for equal work” (Gilbelman, 2003). The American workplace is supposedly gender and race neutral, a place where employees are evaluated purely on their job performance. Nevertheless, the continuation of occupational segregation by according to gender, and associated salary inequalities, are well documented in empirical research (Gilbelman, 2003). The cause of this inequality finds its origin in the legacy of patriarchy. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Paper Title: Cause & Effect/Sexism

Changes for Women in Canada
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This 5 page paper documents the role of women in Canadian history, with a focus on sociological explanations for events. Parr's 1990 study on two Canadian towns is highlighted. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Paper Title: Changes for Women in Canada

Charlotte Perkins Gillman: "The Yellow Wallpaper"
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(5 pp) The creative imagination is like a genie that has escaped its bottle; once it is released, it will do any and everything to stay alive, even to the point of fantasy and self -destruction. Charlotte Perkins Gilman's short story "The Yellow Wallpaper" illustrates that creative imagination cannot be stopped by oppression. Rather eventually it even learns to "creep" around the room just to stay free, at the expense of the body that contains it. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Paper Title: Charlotte Perkins Gillman: "The Yellow Wallpaper"

CHAUCER’S TALES AND THE MEDIEVAL ATTITUDE TOWARD WOMEN
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This 3 page paper discusses the Medieval attitudes held toward women as evidenced by the characters found in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Paper Title: CHAUCER’S TALES AND THE MEDIEVAL ATTITUDE TOWARD WOMEN

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