... the luxuries in Nora's everyday existence, remarking that it must be pleasant to have everything you need'. Through these two vastly different female characters, Ibsen juxtaposes the idealistic and at times nave view of independence that Nora holds (in Mrs. Linde's words as knowing so ... slamming', symbolic of Nora's newfound independence and her simultaneous exit from her sheltered existence and entrance into the outside world as an individual. Female characters in 19th Century texts also need intellectual freedom. Women of that time, often reduced to being domestic caretakers who looke...

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... disorder (Vollstadt 1999). Looking at the television one can easily notice all of the ads and diet commercials claiming to have to newest and hottest diet. With these ads and societies norms, many are led to believe once the weight is lost, we they will be happy (Silverstein ... (Silverstein 1991). It is no wonder that many colleges and universities around the country are reporting an increased prevalence of eating disorders among many female students. One out of four people between the ages of 12-21 have some sort of disordered eating, whether it is anorexia, bulimia, ... or compulsiv...

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... as dirty and quite uncaring in their appearance. The Almay ad also has a speech bubble next to Courtney Thorne-Smith which says, "I"m a clean freak." This assist in portraying stereotypical female as it suggests that even pretty looking actress like Courtney is still obsessed with cosmetics and beauty. Written code therefore uses headlines, captions and speech bubbles that assist the viewer ... in observing the typical stereotyped representation of female within present society. Another code that is applied and perhaps the most obvious in contributing to the stereotypical representation...

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... About 20% of respondent could not answer at least one question. Most of them are people from 23 to 27. By Sex% Yes No No answer Male Female Male Female Male Female Economic 66.5 58.8 21.8 26.1 11.7 15.1 Social 71.9 62.1 15.8 21.2 12.2 16.6 Cultural 84.5 76.8 7.1 11.9 8.4 11.3 Civil ... period, the level of voting was high, but at present there is a "phenomenon of absenteeism", where voters do not vote. Male and female motives for absenteeism, however, are different. In studying this phenomenon's applicability to women, one should keep in mind women's complexes, stemming from ... tasks ...

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... . It wasn't until much later and within more modern burial interpretations that it was realised that many of these graves were in fact those of female individuals. In spite of considerable variation in early Iron Age burial practices, certain regularities can be identified that are clearly related to the gender of ... been the subject of much controversy as to the sex of the interred individual. This is the burial is one of what appears to be an adult female at Vix aged in the mid thirties. Sixty miles away a prince is laid out on a bronze chaise-lounge in a huge chamber tomb. Although ....

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... . This is the perspective that Emily Martin takes in the article "The egg and the sperm: how science has constructed a romance based on stereotypical male-female roles". Through her article, Martin tries to "shine a bright light on the gender stereotypes hidden within the scientific language of biology" (Martin, 1999). ... emphasize the stereotypes already existing in society. Martin provides examples of negative terms that are used to describe female reproductive organs, processes and the egg, and submits cases of positive female and male terms to describe the sperm and its activities....

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... values exemplified by Frankenstein's utopian parents are what made his upbringing such a heavenly "train of enjoyment".The role of bringing up children in a patriarchal society is, stereotypically, female whilst the male function is more passive. This paragraph reflects these roles by presenting Frankenstein's mother as fulfilling the active function of tender caresses, whilst his father executes the more ... society apparent in Frankenstein's hometown, Geneva, condemns the lives of the marginalised to misery and wretchedness. Justine, a lower class maid in Frankenstein's Genevan househo...

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... with her sex but does not want to conform to society's expectations about gender. Furthermore, although such an individual has no problem with having female sex organs, the person may find it difficult to fit in what is considered by the community as femininity. Therefore, separation between &apos ... things that are consequently internalized by society. It appears that Semenya did not fit in what society depicts as reality about male and female physical characteristics and abilities. In our culture, Gender is based on the assumption of what sex type a person is born with. ... adaptatio...

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... American society? The "social construction" of the category of gender has had its roots firmly planted since biblical times: from the creation of the female, Eve for man (so Adam would not be lonely) to the 1800s when women were not allowed (by men) the right to vote ... obey" their husbands (although the "obey" part seems to be absent recently). The role of the male being dominant or superior to the female is one that insists on transcending time despite modern day efforts for gender equality in society. We (society) constructed this category based on a ... and adolescence with boys b...

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... doctors whether or not it is a boy or girl; we as a society plan for our showers, to coordinate with male is blue and female is pink. Female children are given dolls, tea sets, and pretend kitchens. Little girls are trained to nurture, take care, and be beautiful. Little boys usually ... and the definition of role is a character assigned or assumed. The key word in this definition is assumed; therefore, whether you are male or female, you know what role you must play in society. Traditional gender roles are beneficial to society. They benefit society in many ways including keeping ... ...

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The current state of the female gender depends wildly upon whether or not women are of the western culture. However, since the majority of the world and other societies looks upon western culture ... these so called "models" that represent women are one in a million (so to speak). The television and other visual media sources also make celebrities the models of society. Female celebrities are shunned if they do not look as thin as the magazine and advertisement models, therefore, they also are forced to lose as much weight as possible and become ... be the delicate woman. Which is why, regar...

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... McFerran 1988). In many parts of Asia, infanticide "the killing of infants "is relatively common and is more likely to happen to female children (Korbin 1983) ."" It is difficult to know why women are treated differently, it is deeply rooted in culture. Many poorer Asian families ... parliament and other levels of power structures, has sharply decreased. Many women refuse to participate in electoral contests fearing unequal and biased reactions to female candidates. The post-Soviet Central Asian states already have experience of quotas, the abandonment of which brought a reduction in the...

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... a historical reference of the social expectations and stereotypes enforced upon women in Elizabethan times. Despite having only one predominant female character, Miranda, the play serves to illustrate the characteristics that epitomize the ideal woman within Elizabethan society. These characteristics ... if a virgin, and your affection not gone forth, I'll make you the Queen of Naples."" In association with Miranda's character, the other female characters within the play are used to illustrate the desirability of Miranda. Submission and obedience further epitomize the ideal woman, as dem...

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... removing herself from this society, she still has the assistance of Mrs Lynde, and therefore not becoming completely independent. Again this concept of autonomy, independence and self- determination of the female figure is also represented in the works of Robert Browning. In his acclaimed "Porphyria's Lover", Browning identifies convections of his society by challenging them. He composed a poem that addressed sex ... and illicit love however it was initiated by the supposed "less dominant" female character, which was completely indecent and unacceptable in the 19th century patriarchal s...

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... in shaping the particular identities that each person acquires during his or her lifetime socialisation is essential. These identities are linked to the performance of particular roles, such as male/female, child/adult, member of a cultural or occupational group etc. It is assumed that the social identities reflect natural differences between people, playing with toys and seeking attention of adults is ... acquire and the process of growing out of childhood and maturing into adult is often seen as something that happens automatically. It is also assumed that being born a male or a femal...

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... making the entire region of Sumeria dependent upon it's women. Both the setting and plot play crucial roles in understanding the central pillar of female power; each time being the base - the foundation - of each character's success. Such a prospect reveals much information about Gilgamesh, the setting of the poems ... . This element of female-power completely changes the setting and story from one of the strength and courage of tough men to one of the hidden power that women ... exert from the background. Working from the shadows, the female characters in "The Epic of Gilgamesh" create ...

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... of to be at the house, where they could cook, clean, and tend to the children. An educated female was thought of to be a threat to her husband. All the knowledge that a female needed to comprehend was related to her household jobs, nothing more. Obviously this mindset has been erased in today ... lot of ambition and aims to succeed and be treated equally to men (Group A, Document 6). Ascham continues to comment on the good qualities about his female scholar by saying, " has often talked to me readily and well in Latin- which contradicts greatly with the comments made at the end of the sec...

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... the latter half of the sentence. On a very basic level this is clearly simply inaccurate since roughly half of the children in the world are female. However the consequences of such usages might go well beyond a simple inaccuracy of language. Graham (1973 in Thorne, Kramarae and Henley 1983, 9- ... 10) conducted a computer analysis of one hundred thousand words from children's schoolbooks and found that "male pronouns outnumbered female ones by almost four to one." It was further found that this was not wholly due to the use of the masculine pronoun as a generic ... deeper than merely tha...

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... as his first creation, and also by creating this new species Frankenstein is replacing women - and this can be related to the death of Justine, the female creature, and Elizabeth. Before the creature tells his tale he says '"Remember I am thy creature; I aught to be thy Adam; but I am ... for him as he is lonely and isolated because of his appearance, the creatures somewhat biblical language not only makes Frankenstein consider the creation of the female but makes the reader believe that the two creatures would go to a far off country as he promises, 'his words had a strange affect upon ...

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... apt to hire a man. One other type of gender discrimination is that of traditional roles in jobs. Most people reflecting upon, childhood in elementary school were their more male or female teachers? Most would respond female. The only instructional level where males and females are equal is at the college level. Car salesmen are mostly male, nurses are often ... female as doctors are commonly male. This may not on the surface look like discrimination, but males in traditional female roles such as nursing face discrimination from their peers and even patients as females may find it hard t...

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... can either become more defined or sometimes it can become more complicated and even less defined than in their childhood years. One may sense his own identity as not only a female, but as a feminine female, a masculine female or a female that fantasizes about being a man and vice-versa. Gender assigned roles and behavior is what establishes our gender position within society. ...

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... the initial performance of the play, there have been several readings of the play - the most frequent reading and criticism is of the feminist. Feminist readings concern the representation of female subjectivity against male oppression in literature. A Doll's House has been hailed as a revolutionary work, advocating the feminist movement sweeping through the majority of the nineteenth century. A Doll's House blatantly challenges ... the contemporary Norwegian society's conventional male and female roles, the morals of marriage and challenged all human beings, particularly females, to st...

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... still be traced back to other texts. To make the films different from other on the market, the director of Aliens, James Cameron used a strong female protagonist which reflected the feminist views of society at the time. Andrew Niccol however, the director of Gattaca, took our rapidly developing technological world to the extreme ... James Cameron took a very familiar genre (alien science fiction) and modified it in a way that was widely accepted. Cameron used a strong, heroic yet compassionate female lead (played by Sigourney Weaver as Ripley) for one of the first times in cinema. Alien...

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... Eva is constantly moving from one servant job to another. This is something that was passed down to her from her mother, Consuelo. As a mestizo female, Eva is expected to fill a silent subservient role just as her mother did. However, Eva rejects her ascribed subjectivity allowing her to grow beyond the ... she deserved from her patrona who "shrunk to half her size". Eva yearns this freedom despite the fact that she grew up with older female figures teaching her to conform to the patriarchal society in which she lived. Women like La Madrina and Elvira demonstrate the conformity of women ...

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... or recommendation to societal changes for the future, the significance of the convent – or lack hereof – becomes even more significant. Although a pivotal force in the lives of two female characters, the convent remains to be an ephemeral body in the text itself, notable only in its absence. Although Cécile addresses many letters to the convent and her friend ... of Valmont and especially the widowed, unmarried, adulterous and cunning character of Meurteil that conquers over the rest of the characters. As almost a complete contrast to an acceptable 18th century female of the higher...

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