... female comes from the parents. There is an expectant behavior from the child and as children grow and develop the gender stereotypes that are continuously reinforced are further perpetuated throughout childhood and into adolescence. Thus the stereotypes become firmly implanted into beliefs and also as part of the child's self-concept. The theoretical perspective of gender polarization is the foundation for ... and Dufour 1998) Yet, females are not non-existent in the criminal justice system because the number of women in State prisons grew 75% from 1986 to 1991, reaching almost 39,000 b...

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... . He is searching for the perfect woman, yet she does not exist. "Was I searching for a dancer whose name I did not know or was I searching for the dancing part of myself."(39) Once again Jordan shows that he is more similar to the female gender then the male gender. Women have always dreamt about the perfect man; handsome, romantic, dazzling, and most ... , we can actually be dreaming all of this in another time frame. For instance, humans sometime know they are in a dream yet can't do anything about it. Jordan says, "I had a childhood, but I cannot assume to have had one I remember."(10...

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