Constructing Sex

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Presentation   |   05/03/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : «Constructing Sex The social construction of gender is evident in today s world: girls are given pink clothes, Barbies, and they are encouraged to express their ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The article The Medical Construction of Gender. The theory of John Money and deciding the sex of an infant. Its supports a traditional view of sex and gender and the mainstream opinion. Conclusion....»

Gender wage gap : Why is it that the median male wage earner earns 20% more than the median female worker?

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Presentation   |   07/20/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : « When you compare children s performance by sex, you see no hint of superiority of males in constructing natural number of concepts. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Sexism - present or exception.. Theories on why females are paid less. . Simon Baron-Cohen's alternative theory.. Contributor to the gender gap.. The wage gap - reasons.. Gary Becker's model of 'consumer and government segregation'.. Sylvia Walby -...»

Is porn really biologically beneficial for human sexuality? A response to popular conception

Social studies   |   Psychology   |   Presentation   |   07/08/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « faith, and it really is just that: faith in a way of constructing the world So as the study subjects watched other men have sex, the perceived challenge worked ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Scientific discourse in general does not and cannot mature in a social vacuum.. Siri Steiner's 'Porn Helps Human Sperm Gear up for Competition'.. There is no single gene or combination of genes which codes for 'sperm acting competitive'.. Fox News'...»

What is queer theory and how does it help explain the production of knowledge about sexuality?

Social studies   |   Psychology   |   Term papers   |   01/13/2009   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « a way of constructing opposition to the regime of normalisation. By highlighting, as Judith Butler did, that fundamental notions of gender and sex which seem ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The social constructionist vs. essentialist debate.. Defining the queer theory and the purpose of the definition.. Gay liberationist and lesbian feminist understandings of identity.. The notion of identity.. Epistemological and...»

Lupus

Science & technology   |   Medical studies   |   Presentation   |   01/21/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « denial of social and economic status from Davis essay on Constructing Normalcy (1997 construct dictate that women carry out their social and sex roles therefore ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Lupus.. Females and minority groups living with Lupus.. Stacey, a 30 year old woman.. Women and minority groups.. The attitudes of physicians.. Discrimination for being different. . lupus patients and diagnosis of the...»

Book review on gender and higher education: A collection of essays edited by Becy Ropers-Huilman analyzed

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Book review   |   04/30/2009   |   .doc   |   9 pages
Document abstract : « deconstructive, counter-hegemonic practice, necessary to disrupt the sex/gender system to the dissemination of information and the constructing of alternative ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The academy's role in perpetuating gender norms or opposing them. The wage gap. The transformation of a short term part time solution to issues of affirmative action in hiring. The purpose of the anthology. Suggestions of Becky...»

The Connection between Crossword Puzzles and Semantics

Philosophy & literature   |   Linguistics   |   Research papers   |   12/04/2007   |   .doc   |   9 pages
Document abstract : « the most semantically relevant or, if you will, meaningful aspect of constructing a puzzle the word child is used would be required to determine the sex of the ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The history of the puzzle. The popularity of crosswords. Crossword clue types. Semantic fields of importance. Word meaning and prototype semantics. Word meaning and pragmatics. The role of polysemy in creating ambiguities. Crossword...»

The Many Faces of Michel Foucault: An Analysis of the Evolution of his Conception of Identity Formation in the Modern World Through his Life and Works

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Presentation   |   02/18/2008   |   .doc   |   20 pages
Document abstract : « Foucault borrowed the method of constructing a genealogy from Nietzsche, who was was to create a discourse that challenged previous notions of sex most notably ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Paul Rabinow's model for viewing the shift in Foucault's work. The influence of Nietzsche's Genealogy of Morals Foucault. Foucault's move through Discipline and Punish. His assessment of punishment. Jeremy Bentham's Panopticon and...»

The Armenian transnation as unified in opposition to its Ottoman past

History & geography   |   Modern history   |   Presentation   |   07/08/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « Constructing thus the notion of an Armenian transnation, a more comprehensive Armenia can be race of the Armenians with no regard to either age or sex nor to ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Armenian 'transnation' is self-defined and ultimately unified by the Armenian genocide of 1915.. Republic of Armenia's villainization of its Ottoman past.. The fledgling Republic of Armenia.. Dispersion scholars such as Khachig Tololyan.. The...»

Investigating the key issues concerning child protection in the UK and France

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Term papers   |   02/26/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « of "greater public concern" and continues by stating that, "child sex abuse has as having the capabilities to engage in building and constructing their own ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Identifying the key issues within child protection.. Relationship frameworks' dependence on the country and the political and developmental stage.. Impact of the societies views on the status of children in...»

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