... and these are called the secondary agents of socialisation (Study.com, 2015). Sociologists have been curious as to the effects and the way these agents develop a sense of self-identity. Sandra Bem, Nancy Chodorow, and Raewyn Connell are three-sociologist theorists who have developed theories, aiding to the understanding of gender. To support these theorists' theories, a survey was conducted on 26 ... Society action figures are considered a male toy, where plush toys are usually connected to females. This data supports this idea of parents reinforcing the social conditioning created by s...

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... by men and for men. As such, they have a distinctly macho and hypermasuclinized orientation" (214). These magazine advertisements and others alike are cornerstones for the perpetuation and continuation of androcentrism. Sandra Lipsitz Bem explains this point perfectly: Both women and men see the female in general and the female body in particular as more the object of male sexual desire than ... find violence against women to be so sexually arousing, so affirming of their masculinity, or both, that they brutalize women directly or participate in such brutalization vicariously through vi...

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... 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). She argues that traditionally scientific texts have gone out of their way to give eggs ... the typical roles that one must carry out according to things like age, status, and gender. A lot, if not most, of these roles are culturally stereotypical and Martin tried to shine the light on ...

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... concentrates on her situation and survival, asking the captain if he "know'st...this country?" Whereas Sebastian reacts by mourning his sister's death aimlessly and woefully, saying that his "stars shine darkly." The most blatant comment on gender is made by Orsino in the final act. He talks of Viola's "soft and tender breeding" just after he learns that she is ... whet your gentle thoughts," and this care and preparation of his speech appeals to Olivia. The same melodramatic edge in language is expressed by Sebastian, who claims that his "stars shine darkly." The fairly abstract notion...

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... than girls, while girls engage in activities that require precise motor skills. In conclusion, biological factors do, to some extent, contribute to the development of gender roles and behavior.  Psychologist Sandra Bem believes that a healthy society must strive to achieve androgyny. This is important because, in a male-centered society, it is easy to turn biological differences into female disadvantage. Although there ... ...

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... . The social learning theory holds that we learn both "female" and "male" behavior by observing others. However, the behavior we perform is a function of whether it is rewarded or punished. Sandra Bem proposes a "gender schema theory," which attempts to incorporate cognitive, childrearing, and cultural factors in explaining the development of gender identity and roles. Basically, children see things in the world ... ...

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... human rights and values. Who knew standing up for one's rights or against prejudice would categorize strong women as "bitches". As professor of psychology and women's studies at Cornell University Sandra Bem explains it in her piece of the Lectures of Psychology of Women book, " we need to reframe our discussions of sexual inequality so that it focuses not on male ... ...

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... other domestic relationships. Many people do not accept the fact that people with same-gender marriages should have any benefits. For example, Brent Hartinger in her article wrote, Two women, Sandra Rovira and Majorie Forlini, lived together in a marriage like relationship for twelve years "and now after her partner's death, Rovira is suing AT&T, Forlini's employer, for refusing to pay ... ...

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... , food and energy resources, paid and unpaid labor, community networks for maintaining health, political and economic "insurance," and so on - was central to economistic development's most exploitative but "successful" practices. - Sandra Harding Many of the development policies, past and present alike, tend to promote market-led economic growth by increasing consumption or inducing structural reforms towards liberalism. Supporters of such policy ... ...

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... . Once this label is applied, the individual has a difficult time changing their peer's mind. This process is extremely detrimental to students who are perceived as less than adequate (Brown 1996). Sandra Bem found that children whose peers view them as unintelligent will believe this label after only one year of receiving it. This means that students will often stop trying in ... ...

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... courts and pools to weight rooms and almost an obnoxious amount of aerobic machines, it is not an overstatement to say McComas has it all but underneath the dazzle and shine McComas also shows the habits and preferences of the male and female students at Virginia Tech when it comes to working out at the gym. On one hand girls prefer ... ...

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... . She confirms to the chorus that her confidence is not only justice for the murder of Iphigenia, but her love for Aegisthus when she states "yet Aegisthus makes the fire shine on my hearth." (1433) Aegisthus is a substitute of Agamemnon's love, a man who she can dominate as a "tool for her masculine will"2 since he is addressed as a "woman" by the Chorus ... ...

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