... the issue of gender is the most prominent factor when constructing our own and others" identities. As social beings we derive a sense of identity through belonging to groups, the basic two groups of humans are male and female and so from a very early age we tend to identify ... a males and females brain and processing skills, and this is also why some school subjects are seen as feminine such as cookery, or masculine such as metal work. Social constructivists would however would look to the way society has affected the way we think about these subjects and whether ... more powerful jobs....

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... exerting force. Femininity is fundamental in the success of Cleophila's speech. It is here that we see how Cleophila, and hence Elizabeth upheld the delicate equilibrium of feminine appearance and masculine leadership. As Elizabeth recognised her womanliness and chastity were valuable political tools, and exploited them to her advantage, so too did Cleophila spy "her coming had bred an alteration", and ... delimits autonomy and power" how does that operate in a context where traditional gender roles have been inverted? In what way is power redistributed when our crossing dressing protag...

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... comparing Hitler's and Mussolini's ideologies it becomes evident that Mussolini was striving for a 'New Italy' based on the Roman Empire and wanted the Italian public to have a 'Romanitas8' identity. Whereas Hitler was striving for a new 'Aryan master race' which resulted in the death of millions of innocent people because they were seen as 'impure' and 'degenerate ... many ways for Mussolini to invigorate a cultural rebirth in Italy and to mark a new era of Italian culture under fascism.11 Italian Fascism architecture also appropriated the cult of classical mas...

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... , which otherwise may not have been discovered had it not been for the use of qualitative methodologies. (Walklate, 2008) Feminist victimology has also offered an explanation of the relationship between masculine power and female victimisation by drawing upon research which shows that traditional gender norms reinforce and reward male dominance over women. (Wilson, 2009) In addition to this, feminist victimology has ... al., 2003, pp. 3) However, this appears to be the only value it has added to the discipline of victimology, as it has not necessarily added any further knowledge concerni...

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